Barry Trotz was told about Brocktober when he was hired. He had no idea what that meant.
But Trotz has learned a lot about Brock Nelson in his two-plus seasons as Islanders coach. One of them being Nelson’s traditionally strong starts to the season can now be counted on to consistently carry over to the rest of the season.
Nelson entered Saturday’s game against the Capitals at Nassau Coliseum leading the Islanders with 16 goals. That included a team-high six power-play goals. Nelson also led the team in goals last season and was tied with Mathew Barzal for the most man-advantage goals.