Hockey The Modern NHL is about Hidden Points, Costing Islanders The Islanders have lost 23 times on the season, 19 of those in regulation. by Jayson Love March 14, 2015 (Via Islanders.nhl.com) For the second time in a week on home ice, the Islanders found themselves on the short end of a 2-1 score line. The Rangers did it on Tuesday night, and last night, the Ottawa Senators held off the Islanders’ by the same score line. If you look at the standings, you will note that the suddenly reeling Islanders find themselves in second place, but just two points ahead of the Penguins for third place and the Pens have three (3) games at hand. Looking at these standings is like a course in calculus – ROW, SOW, SOL, OTL, W, L, etc. etc. And as much as a fan would like to just focus on the old Ws and Ls, all of these other letters have hidden value. Last season, the New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs for one reason and one reason only – shootouts. They lost a staggering 13 times in shootouts while winning ZERO games in that fashion. That’s thirteen (13) missed points and the Devils missed the playoffs by 5. This season, while a playoff berth is fairly certain for the Isles, this season, there is one slot on the standings that is costing the Islanders with regards to playoff positioning – overtime. The last two losses were both in regulation which means a drop of at least two (2) valuable points. While the Islanders have an NHL-best 43 wins (tied with two other teams) they are also tied for the lease overtime losses. While that sounds like a good thing it really isn’t. The Islanders have lost 23 times on the season, 19 of those in regulation which means at-least 19 points were left on the table. If the Islanders could have even managed to take a quarter of those games to OT, they would be sitting on 94 or 95 points and would be holding a 3 – 4 point lead in the division. The more you know. Post Views: 1,284 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jayson Love Jayson is a Staff Writer for DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Jayson Love (see all) Red Bulls Forced to Go with Make Shift Lineup Due to International Callups and Injury, Win 3-0 - March 25, 2018 The United States National Team Doesn’t Develop Young Talent? Don’t blame the Red Bulls - March 21, 2018 Red Bulls Make History with Champions League Win at Tijuana, Bradley Wright-Phillips Scores a Brace - March 7, 2018 New York Red Bulls Are New Look Red Bulls as 2018 Season Approaches - February 21, 2018 Related TopicsislandersNew York IslandersOttawa 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 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 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Devils Suffer Mile High Setback Mac Skap Earns First Shutout and Downs Buffalo