Grabner's OT Winner Gives Isles 6th Straight Road Win

 photo by robthehockeyguy

Tonight, our Islanders continued their stretch of resurgent road play by defeating the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Islanders forward Michael Grabner.  Here are some of my notes from the game:

-After the just awful stretch Grabner had its nice to see him finally starting to come around.  For Grabner's as well as the teams sake I hope this continues.

-While Grabner is beginning to find his game again, someone who is continuing to fail out there is Josh Bailey.  I don't know what it is with him but he was invisible for a majority of tonight's game.

-Someone who is beginning to break onto the scene is Brock Nelson.  He had a great individual effort tonight on what led to his second goal in as many games.  He continues to get fully comfortable at this level.

-The pairing on Donovan and Hickey had their struggles tonight.  Matt Donovan got burned a bit on the lone Colorado goal tonight.  However, with MacKinnon's speed I am not sure there is much he could've done.

-Nice to get a win when the first line doesn't register a point.

This was the first time we won this year when we didn't register at least three goals.  If this is a sign of the tide of the season changing it couldn't have come soon enough for the Islanders as they look to battle back into the playoff picture.

Next Game: Sunday 6PM @ Dallas