Feature Barry Trotz finally gets win No. 800 by Chris Passarelli March 6, 2019 It took longer than the New York Islanders expected or quite frankly wanted, but Barry Trotz gained the 800th win of his career in the Islanders’ 5-4 Shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators. The win on Tuesday night puts Trotz in very impressive company. Trotz is fourth all-time in wins and now he’s part of the illustrious 800 win club that includes current coach Ken Hitchcock (Oilers), and former coaches Joel Quenneville and Scotty Bowman. Trotz passed former Islanders great Al Arbour earlier this season and looks to continue to add to the total as the Islanders season moves on. Trotz was certainly happy, but he downplayed the accomplishment after the game. “That was the least thing on my mind,” Trotz stated after a rough shootout win in which the Islanders twice led by two goals, 3-1 in the second and 4-2 in the third. The Senators tied the score up with less than five minutes to go on a controversial goal by JG Pageau after Brady Tkachuk barreled into Robin Lehner in the crease. The goal was originally disallowed but after Ottawa challenged, it was determined that Brock Nelson pushed Tkachuk into Lehner. Lehner left the game and Thomas Greiss made three saves and got the win in relief. Trotz will be looking for win No. 801 on Thursday and hopes for a better effort from the Islanders. With just 16 games to go, the Islanders are still in first place in the Metro with the win but can easily find themselves out of the playoff race with an extended losing streak. Trotz may have the track record, but he needs to keep his team on task if they’re going to win the Metro Division Post Views: 924 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsBarry TrotzFeatureNew York IslandersNHLOttawa Senators Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Islanders recall Dal Colle, Ho-Sang on emergency basis Fish Sticks; The Islanders need to wake up