3 Takeaways: Islanders Blanked By Hurricanes 3-0

The New York Islanders were shut out 3-0 by the Carolina Hurricanes at UBS Arena on the second half of a back-to-back.
The Islanders were shut out for the third time this season and produced a season-low 16 shots on goal, including a second period where they took just three shots across the 20 minutes.

Paul Stastny, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes in the win, while Pyotr Kochetkov recorded a 16-save shutout.
"They played well, they were on top of us," Head Coach Lane Lambert said. "They had an answer for everything that we tried to do. Certainly when you're coming off the back-to-back, you can't turn the puck over like we did and that's what happened."

ISLES OFFENSE STALLS IN THIRD SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON:

Sixteen shots was a new season low for the Islanders and tied for the second-fewest shots on goal in a game in the NHL this season.
While both teams started slow in the first, with neither team getting double-digit shots and Carolina outshooting the Islanders 9-7, the Islanders failed to generate much more from there.
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The Islanders got off to a slow start in the second period despite drawing a penalty for an early power play. The Hurricanes outshot the Islanders 1-0 on that power play, and outshot the Islanders 7-3 on the period. Paul Stastny gave the Hurricanes the lead midway through the period, burying a rebound at the crease.
"The effort was there," Anders Lee said. "Guys were working, we just weren't able to break any of their pressure. A lot of times they were right up on us. We weren't able to get it past them enough to sustain the pressure and then they won the territorial battle tonight, but all the effort was there. It's just we weren't able to break it."
The Islanders finally earned their 10th shot of the game over 17 minutes into the period. After a six-goal outing on Friday and three 40-shot games before that, the Islanders had just 10 shots total in the first two periods on Saturday.
Their shooting woes continued in the third period. The Hurricanes outshot the Islanders 13-6 and scored two more goals, off a Jesperi Kotkaniemi deflection and a Jordan Staal rebound after a wraparound try.
"They were tight on us and close to us," Lambert said. "We didn't get to our game at all."

BEAUVILLIER OUT, FASCHING IN:

Anthony Beauvillier missed Saturday's game after leaving Friday's game against the New Jersey Devils in the first period with an injury.
Hudson Fasching drew into the lineup and played 14:05 and had one blocked shot. Simon Holmstrom moved up a line and played with Anders Lee and Brock Nelson.
Adam Pelech missed Saturday's game with an upper-body injury suffered on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. Robin Salo drew into the lineup for the second consecutive game after playing 7:25 TOI against the Devils on Friday. Salo played 16:10 TOI with two hits and two blocked shots.
"You lose two players of that caliber, it's big shoes to fill," Lee said. "But our guys are ready to go and always step in and do a great job and Fasching stepped in tonight, and (Holmstrom), guys have done a great job and play great in those situations."

REVERSE RETRO ON-ICE DEBUT:

After 25 years, the Fisherman logo finally made its return. The Islanders wore the logo as part of the Reverse Retro campaign, bringing back an updated Fisherman concept with a navy base and orange accents. The Fisherman hadn't been used in a game since the 1996-97 season.
Former mascot Nyisles also returned for the game, walking the concourse of UBS Arena for the first time alongside Sparky.
The Islanders will wear the Fisherman jersey five more times this season, with the next Reverse Retro game coming on Dec. 23 against the Florida Panthers. All of the Islanders' Reverse Retro contests will be at home at UBS Arena.

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders head on a five-game road trip beginning on Tuesday night in Boston.