Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle scores against the St. Louis Blues during the first period on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in St. Louis. Credit: AP/Dilip Vishwanat
ST. LOUIS — Islanders coach Barry Trotz keeps maintaining he’ll need both his goalies for this playoff push. But lately it’s been a one-man job with Semyon Varlamov playing and Thomas Greiss watching from the bench.
Thursday night was different. Greiss may have had some rust in his game as he seemed to battle a few pucks, but he backstopped the Islanders to a crucial point even as the Stanley Cup-champion Blues dominated the final two periods by outshooting the Isles 21-4.