The sound defensive structure and the solid goaltending are familiar to the Islanders under Barry Trotz. What the team and its coach needs consistently this season is a more of a dangerous, quick-strike offense.
Sunday night’s 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets before 9,923 at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum showed how effective the Islanders can be if they get all three, which they did over the last two periods.
Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier each had a goal and an assist and 10 different Islanders had at least one point.
The Islanders were 21st in the NHL last season with 228 goals and their power play ranked 29th and they still finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 103 points and reached the second round of the playoffs.