Islanders’ free-fall largely comes down to one glaring issue
NY Post
You devote time and energy trying to put a finger on how the Islanders can turn the ship around.
Simon Holmstrom’s had a quiet few games. Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov haven’t looked quite like themselves during this five-game losing streak. Anthony Duclair has yet to emerge from his season from hell.
And then you stumble upon a stat that states the obvious, and realize it might just be that simple.
Ilya Sorokin, in nine games from March 1-21: 8.88 goals saved above expected, per Evolving Hockey, with the Islanders 6-2-1 in those games, and losing the lone match started by Marcus Hogberg.
Sorokin and Hogberg over the five games since, of which both have played in three: negative-6.03 goals saved above expected, with the Islanders winless.
Right.
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