The New York Islanders fell to the Rangers 3-2 in OT on Monday night. The Islanders roster contained majority of the opening night lineup while the Rangers certainly left some star power at home except for Igor Shesterkin. Despite the loss, the Islanders did some things well. According to Dobbers Frozen Tools, the Islanders 4 forward lines and 3 defensive pairs all outshot and out-attempted the Rangers lines.
The line of:
Drouin-Horvat-Heineman
Shots for-8
Shots against-2
Shot attempts- 15
Shot attemps against- 7
The line of:
Duclair-Barzal- Palmieri
Shots for-3
Shots against-2
Shot attemps for-11
Shot attempts against-4
The line of:
Holmstrom-Pageau-Shabanov
Shots for- 4
Shots against-2
Shot attempts for-12
Shot attempts against -3
The line of:
Cizikas-Ritchie-Tsyplakov
Shots for-5
Shots against- 1
Shot attempts for-13
Shot attemps against-4
Defense:
Romanov-DeAngelo
Shots for- 11
Shots against-5
Shot attempts for- 19
Shot attempts against-10
Pelech-Pulock
Shots for- 6
Shots against-2
Shot attempts for- 12
Shot attempts against-6
Schaefer-Mayfield
Shots for- 6
Shots against-2
Shot attempts for-15
Shot attempts against-5
This game was a stepping stone for the Islanders, in continuing to make a push and play more offensively.