Reality check for Isles after 6-0 loss to Sens
February, 20, 2012
Feb 20
6:23
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By
Katie Strang | ESPNNewYork.com
The Islanders' improbable playoff hopes took a nosedive Monday, when the team was bludgeoned 6-0 by the Senators.
Ottawa's Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson tallied to give the Sens a 2-0 lead 1:35 into play -- forcing 21-year-old goaltender Kevin Poulin from net -- and both players finished pair of goals each.
It was the Islanders' sixth shutout loss at home this season, and second time by a 6-0 margin.
The 25-26-8 squad, which has not strung together two straight wins over the last nine-game stretch, failed miserably facing an opportunity to pull within four points of the eighth-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference.
Forward P.A. Parenteau was ejected with a game misconduct midway through the third period after a frustrated outburst directed toward a referee.
Ottawa's Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson tallied to give the Sens a 2-0 lead 1:35 into play -- forcing 21-year-old goaltender Kevin Poulin from net -- and both players finished pair of goals each.
It was the Islanders' sixth shutout loss at home this season, and second time by a 6-0 margin.
The 25-26-8 squad, which has not strung together two straight wins over the last nine-game stretch, failed miserably facing an opportunity to pull within four points of the eighth-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference.
Forward P.A. Parenteau was ejected with a game misconduct midway through the third period after a frustrated outburst directed toward a referee.
Katie Strang
ESPNNewYork.comKatie Strang covers the Rangers, Islanders and Devils for ESPNNewYork.com. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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After spending the past two seasons as the Islanders beat writer for Newsday, Katie Strang joins ESPNNewYork.com to cover the Rangers, Isles and Devils. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
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