By Dave Caldwell
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Islanders scored two goals in 25 seconds and chased Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi from the game and lead 5-2 after the second period.
The first goal was scored at 2:27 by Blake Comeau, who took a cross-ice pass and blasted a high shot past Niemi that appeared to be deflected. The second goal was scored at 2:52 by Jon Sim, who muscled a shot from point-blank range past Brian Campbell and Niemi.
The Islanders scored again at 7:06 when Richard Park caught up to a loose puck at the right face-off circle and drilled a shot over Cristobal Huet's glove. Comeau scored against on a wrist shot with 17.3 seconds left, and the Islanders' jubilant fans flooded the ice with hats to mark his first NHL hat trick.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Islanders scored two goals in 25 seconds and chased Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi from the game and lead 5-2 after the second period.
The first goal was scored at 2:27 by Blake Comeau, who took a cross-ice pass and blasted a high shot past Niemi that appeared to be deflected. The second goal was scored at 2:52 by Jon Sim, who muscled a shot from point-blank range past Brian Campbell and Niemi.
The Islanders scored again at 7:06 when Richard Park caught up to a loose puck at the right face-off circle and drilled a shot over Cristobal Huet's glove. Comeau scored against on a wrist shot with 17.3 seconds left, and the Islanders' jubilant fans flooded the ice with hats to mark his first NHL hat trick.
Photo: Blake Comeau celebrates his first goal. (Jim McIsaac/Getty)
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Neither of the stiffs they have in goal will do the job.
If this team has ANY Cup aspirations, they need to make a trade for a real goaltender, otherwise it's over.
NYI are one of the worst offenses and were on a horrid losing streak and they completely smoked a supposedly better team.
3 goals should be good enough against a piss poor team, if you are saying seriously that a Stanley Cup is possible.
The guys that went to the Olympics could only give it one period, after that, the whole team looked gassed. Coach Q shoulda sat especially Hossa as a healthy scratch as long as they were going to lose this one to a rested Islanders.
Sorry Caldwell, Huet has been MUCH better. Given up only 2 goals in 2 times the playing time and he has not played in over a month.
BY the way, the Hawks have had to Pull Niemi twice in a couple weeks of playing time and given up at least 4 goals many times.