Islanders don't generate offense in loss to Devils
Sat 07 Nov 2009
NEWARK - After the Islanders' 2-1 loss to the Devils at the Prudential Center Friday night, goaltender Martin Biron did not sugarcoat the disappointment.
Should've been a 1-0 win, Biron said. Two mistakes cost us the game and two points, he said.
"We gave them two goals. We didn't play the way we know we can. There's absolutely no positive look to that game," Biron said.
After Frans Nielsen gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead in the first period, the Devils rallied for two goals in the second for their fourth straight win.
On a sharp centering feed from Sean Bergenheim , Nielsen scored his third of the season, backhanding a shot past former Islanders goaltender Yann Danis at 6:23. But the Islanders couldn't hold the lead because of a lack of a consistent offensive presence in the last two periods.
"I'm very disappointed," coach Scott Gordon said. "We had a first period where we didn't allow ourselves to build off the momentum of our lead."
Early in the second period, Devils defenseman Cory Murphy evened the score with a booming slap shot from just inside the blue line at 2:38 that simply skipped between Biron's legs.
"It was a bad goal," Biron said. "I tried to get the puck in the corner before I made the save and it just caught underneath my stick. It was a bad goal that got them back in the game."
Should've been a 1-0 win, Biron said. Two mistakes cost us the game and two points, he said.
"We gave them two goals. We didn't play the way we know we can. There's absolutely no positive look to that game," Biron said.
After Frans Nielsen gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead in the first period, the Devils rallied for two goals in the second for their fourth straight win.
On a sharp centering feed from Sean Bergenheim , Nielsen scored his third of the season, backhanding a shot past former Islanders goaltender Yann Danis at 6:23. But the Islanders couldn't hold the lead because of a lack of a consistent offensive presence in the last two periods.
"I'm very disappointed," coach Scott Gordon said. "We had a first period where we didn't allow ourselves to build off the momentum of our lead."
Early in the second period, Devils defenseman Cory Murphy evened the score with a booming slap shot from just inside the blue line at 2:38 that simply skipped between Biron's legs.
"It was a bad goal," Biron said. "I tried to get the puck in the corner before I made the save and it just caught underneath my stick. It was a bad goal that got them back in the game."
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