Islanders Gameday News: First road trip and it’s a doozy
Another one of those, Bo? | Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images
The Stars and Avalanche in their first two road games could be dangerous. The New York Islanders’ first road trip of the season won’t be easy. It’s not often that the Islanders have a Western Conference trip this early, and the teams they face will be challenging to beat.
First up is the Dallas Stars, who host the Islanders in their home opener tonight at 8:00 p.m. The Stars won their first game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night and are coming off a second straight Western Conference Final loss.
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Islanders News
A preview of tonight’s game. [Islanders] Bo Horvat won both games against the Stars in overtime last season, including at home for Patrick Roy’s debut. [THN]
Starting the road trip off in Dallas.⏰ 8PM MSGSN2 | @IslesMSGN | @MSGNetworks MSG+ | ESPN+ 88.7FM | 103.9FM Game Preview ⬇️— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 12, 2024
Roy might make a lineup change; Julien Gauthier rotated in with Oliver Wahlstrom yesterday in practice. [THN]
Andrew Gross has three takeaways from opening night; the good ones involve the new guys. [Newsday] He delves into them and talks to Cal Clutterbuck on Island Ice.
Max Tsyplakov, one of those new guys, had one of the best NHL debuts we’ve seen in a while. Of course, he’s 26 and has played professional hockey over the last few years, but it was still impressive. [NY Post]
Patrick Roy isn’t much of a baseball fan but loves the Mets’ turnaround run to the NLCS and is rooting for a Subway Series. [NY Post]
The Isles Puppy with a Purpose 5.0 has a name, as voted on by the fans: Butchie. [Islanders]
Elsewhere
Last night’s NHL scores include the Lightning spoiling the Hurricanes’ home opener and the Flyers getting the Canucks in a shootout.
Raphael Lavoie has flown between Edmonton and Las Vegas as though they were playing in a playoff series but it’s because they keep claiming him off waivers when the other one waives him. It appears this was the last one for a little while, though, because Vegas can actually send him to the minors this time. [Sportsnet]
The Maple Leafs will probably try to trade Timothy Liljegren. It was in this article that I learned Philippe Myers is in Toronto now. [Sportsnet]
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