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NY Islanders (28-18-6-3) at Minnesota (17-26-9-5)
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ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (TICKER) -- The struggling Minnesota Wild hope to avoid setting a team record for consecutive defeats Sunday afternoon when they host the New York Islanders.
The Wild have been outscored, 29-10, during a five-game losing streak and are winless in their last nine games (0-6-1-2). They have scored a total of two goals in their last four contests.
Minnesota was shut out in its second straight home game Friday, 6-0, by the Colorado Avalanche and is 0-3-2-1 in its last six home contests.
However, the Wild won both meetings with New York last season.
The Islanders are 3-0-1 since a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on January 29, scoring four or more goals in each of their last four games. The last time New York had four or more consecutive games with four-plus goals was 1993-94 when it did it in seven straight contests.
New York posted a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday as Chris Osgood rebounded from a pair of poor games to stop 26 shots and Michael Peca had three assists.
Pulled in each of his last two starts after allowing seven goals on 37 shots, Osgood looked more like the solid goaltender he has been for most of the season. Kenny Jonsson and Shawn Bates scored in the first two periods and Adrian Aucoin and Minnesota native Mark Parrish tallied in the third.
The Islanders are sixth in the Eastern Conference, nine points in back of the first-place Philadelphia Flyers.
New York may be without defenseman Roman Hamrlik on Sunday. He took a puck off his right knee on Thursday and suffered a bone bruise. Hamrlik had arthroscopic surgery on that same knee in early January.
updated at Sun Feb 10 06:49:42 2002 PT
TEAM DIV. STANDING GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA HOME ROAD
NY Islanders 2nd, Atlantic 55 28 18 6 3 65 164 153 13-11-4 15-10-2
Minnesota 5th, Northwest 57 17 26 9 5 48 128 167 10-13-7 7-18-2
ISLANDERS WILD
LAST 10 GAMES ? 5-3-1-1
Jan 17
Jan 19
Jan 22
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 29
Jan 30
Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 7 at San Jose
at Los Angeles
NY Rangers
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
New Jersey
at NY Rangers
at Florida
St. Louis
Toronto L 2-3
W 3-2
L 4-5
L (OT) 4-5
W 6-2
L 1-3
W 6-3
6-6
W 4-3
W 4-1
LAST 10 GAMES ? 1-6-1-2
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 23
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 28
Jan 30
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 8 at Columbus
at Ottawa
at Anaheim
at Los Angeles
New Jersey
Calgary
Los Angeles
at Toronto
at Washington
Colorado W 3-1
L 1-4
L (OT) 2-3
L 1-4
2-2
L (OT) 2-3
L 0-2
L 1-3
L 1-2
L 0-6
AP Preview 2:00pm EST
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (TICKER) -- The struggling Minnesota Wild hope to avoid setting a team record for consecutive defeats Sunday afternoon when they host the New York Islanders.
The Wild have been outscored, 29-10, during a five-game losing streak and are winless in their last nine games (0-6-1-2). They have scored a total of two goals in their last four contests.
Minnesota was shut out in its second straight home game Friday, 6-0, by the Colorado Avalanche and is 0-3-2-1 in its last six home contests.
However, the Wild won both meetings with New York last season.
The Islanders are 3-0-1 since a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on January 29, scoring four or more goals in each of their last four games. The last time New York had four or more consecutive games with four-plus goals was 1993-94 when it did it in seven straight contests.
New York posted a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday as Chris Osgood rebounded from a pair of poor games to stop 26 shots and Michael Peca had three assists.
Pulled in each of his last two starts after allowing seven goals on 37 shots, Osgood looked more like the solid goaltender he has been for most of the season. Kenny Jonsson and Shawn Bates scored in the first two periods and Adrian Aucoin and Minnesota native Mark Parrish tallied in the third.
The Islanders are sixth in the Eastern Conference, nine points in back of the first-place Philadelphia Flyers.
New York may be without defenseman Roman Hamrlik on Sunday. He took a puck off his right knee on Thursday and suffered a bone bruise. Hamrlik had arthroscopic surgery on that same knee in early January.
updated at Sun Feb 10 06:49:42 2002 PT
TEAM DIV. STANDING GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA HOME ROAD
NY Islanders 2nd, Atlantic 55 28 18 6 3 65 164 153 13-11-4 15-10-2
Minnesota 5th, Northwest 57 17 26 9 5 48 128 167 10-13-7 7-18-2
ISLANDERS WILD
LAST 10 GAMES ? 5-3-1-1
Jan 17
Jan 19
Jan 22
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 29
Jan 30
Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 7 at San Jose
at Los Angeles
NY Rangers
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
New Jersey
at NY Rangers
at Florida
St. Louis
Toronto L 2-3
W 3-2
L 4-5
L (OT) 4-5
W 6-2
L 1-3
W 6-3
6-6
W 4-3
W 4-1
LAST 10 GAMES ? 1-6-1-2
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 23
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 28
Jan 30
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 8 at Columbus
at Ottawa
at Anaheim
at Los Angeles
New Jersey
Calgary
Los Angeles
at Toronto
at Washington
Colorado W 3-1
L 1-4
L (OT) 2-3
L 1-4
2-2
L (OT) 2-3
L 0-2
L 1-3
L 1-2
L 0-6
By Alan Hahn, Newsday
The Islanders have five games between the All-Star break and the start of the Olympics to make some room for themselves in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. This is especially important when considering the upcoming schedule.
The team has 16 games in the 30 days of March, including four back-to-back sets. Each week has at least three games, and twice the Isles will play four games in one week. Every night will involve high-energy, highly emotional play. These are situations this franchise hasn't experienced in eight years, so March clearly will be a make-or-break month for a team teetering between tremendous success and incredible failure.
The Islanders right now are sixth in the East, with a five-point cushion between themselves and the eighth spot. That might seem close, but they also are just four points behind fourth-seeded Toronto, which currently holds the last spot for home-ice advantage in the first round.
The Isles wouldn't necessarily want home ice. They have not been stellar at home, going 11-9-4-2 at the rejuvenated Nassau Coliseum. They are the league's second-best road team at 16-9-1-1.
The team might be best served by hanging onto the sixth spot and aiming to face probable third-seed Carolina in the first round. The Islanders are 3-0 against the 'Canes so far this season. But to get there, the team has to get through March first. . . . more
The Islanders have five games between the All-Star break and the start of the Olympics to make some room for themselves in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. This is especially important when considering the upcoming schedule.
The team has 16 games in the 30 days of March, including four back-to-back sets. Each week has at least three games, and twice the Isles will play four games in one week. Every night will involve high-energy, highly emotional play. These are situations this franchise hasn't experienced in eight years, so March clearly will be a make-or-break month for a team teetering between tremendous success and incredible failure.
The Islanders right now are sixth in the East, with a five-point cushion between themselves and the eighth spot. That might seem close, but they also are just four points behind fourth-seeded Toronto, which currently holds the last spot for home-ice advantage in the first round.
The Isles wouldn't necessarily want home ice. They have not been stellar at home, going 11-9-4-2 at the rejuvenated Nassau Coliseum. They are the league's second-best road team at 16-9-1-1.
The team might be best served by hanging onto the sixth spot and aiming to face probable third-seed Carolina in the first round. The Islanders are 3-0 against the 'Canes so far this season. But to get there, the team has to get through March first. . . . more
Are you really risking 60 units on 1 game?
Yesterday you were up 71.85 units, and if you don't win this game you'll be up only 9 units
That's a lot of units to lose in 2 games (I know, they haven't dropped the puck yet, but the risk is out there).
Yesterday you were up 71.85 units, and if you don't win this game you'll be up only 9 units
That's a lot of units to lose in 2 games (I know, they haven't dropped the puck yet, but the risk is out there).
Juice, the only reason why I am making this wager is in part to the fact that the Pro Bowl was nice to me yesterday with the total going OVER the posted amount
OVER
OVERAccording to my numbers, the NYI would win this game 8.72 times out of 10. So with this stat, and I think its the 4th highest % i have for the year, the odds are greatly on my side here. Now its just a matter of wait and see!!
But please, don't wager all of your bank roll or just cuz I have 60 units on this game, wager according to your style and only what you can afford to lose.
But please, don't wager all of your bank roll or just cuz I have 60 units on this game, wager according to your style and only what you can afford to lose.
wow.....
wow.....
I was so close to betting on this game.Then saw that everyone was, so I bailed out at the last second. Not over yet. Still 5 minutes to go. Better luck monday.
wow.....
I was so close to betting on this game.Then saw that everyone was, so I bailed out at the last second. Not over yet. Still 5 minutes to go. Better luck monday.
"On any given Sunday"
"On any given Sunday"
Sorry about the loss TTM$$$. We'll get 'em next time.
How do you come up with the stat that you mentioned here?
I'd like to learn to do this in my 'cappin.
Thanks
"On any given Sunday"
Sorry about the loss TTM$$$. We'll get 'em next time.
How do you come up with the stat that you mentioned here?
I'd like to learn to do this in my 'cappin.
Thanks
As in the words of R Kelly
" MY MY MY MY"
NYI out played them, but Roloson was just unbelievable today!
Congrats to Nick who was probably the only one on the WILD
Record: 99-65-14, + 9.59 Units
Lately, the teams that should be winning, are not winning!
Going to stay positive and come back! My goal was to hit 200 units by the end of the year, but cuz I am trying to make a killing! I am getting killed.
Overall, a 50-50 weekend. Won 36 units on the probowl and a nice Duke cover in CBB, but friggin Islanders had to ruin it.
TO THE ISLANDERS OR SHOULD I SAY DA WILD
:thefinger
" MY MY MY MY"
NYI out played them, but Roloson was just unbelievable today!
Congrats to Nick who was probably the only one on the WILD
Record: 99-65-14, + 9.59 Units
Lately, the teams that should be winning, are not winning!
Going to stay positive and come back! My goal was to hit 200 units by the end of the year, but cuz I am trying to make a killing! I am getting killed.
Overall, a 50-50 weekend. Won 36 units on the probowl and a nice Duke cover in CBB, but friggin Islanders had to ruin it.
TO THE ISLANDERS OR SHOULD I SAY DA WILD
:thefinger
