New York Islanders shock Vegas Golden Knights with JG Pageau’s dramatic shorthanded overtime winner. Can the Islanders’ growing resilience propel them into playoff contention?
Gil Martin breaks down the Islanders’ thrilling 4-3 road victory, spotlighting clutch plays by Matthew Barzal and Ilya Sorokin’s crucial saves. Insights include the team’s evolving identity, standout contributions from Bo Horvat and Matthew Schaefer, and the impact of key lineup changes like Adam Boqvist’s return amid Scott Mayfield’s absence. Upcoming challenges against the Utah Mammoth and Colorado Avalanche test their momentum, while potential roster decisions—like the struggles of Casey Cizikas—loom large. Plus, take a look back at Jari Gronstrand’s legacy for the Islanders and Rangers.
Are the Islanders finally finding the winning formula? Don’t miss this high-energy analysis of their wild week and what’s next in their relentless pursuit of success.
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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29 Comments
Sorokin =💥Shmid=💩
The amazing thing about Schaefer offensively, he doesn’t struggle with the NHL game. In 17 games in juniors last year, he scored 7 goals. Jumps to the NHL, 17 games, he has 6 goals. The NHL is so far ahead of Junior hockey, and he almost matches his pace of last year for goals.
Call up Gatcomb,,put him with Ritchie and Holmstrom
Pageau scoring OT winner in Marner's face – could it have gone any better???
Come on thou, how about Sorokin last night, past few games? My gawd man is he on point!
..where are all the h@ters now? Where are all the "trade him" rants? lol
So can we all stop saying trade JG and Lee…both are kicking butt
Pagaeu threw up such a hail mary I couldn’t believe it! I just started laughing and couldn’t stop. I agree w you about Sorokin he has definitely been playing out of his mind and i dont put a single goal last night on him. hopefullu Rittich could keep it going. I couldn’t believe goaltender stopped Bo twice on his bread n butter breakaway shots. Was a great game. Heineman w the forecheck was making alot of tense situations for GK’s as well w that lefthanded shot on the right shut the crowd out of the game early!
I agree and disagree with your goat of the game. Honestly Roy shoulda challenged the other controversial goal. That was closer to interference. But I get why he did it. And honestly that lost challenge was the turning point of the game. They turned it on those finally 7 minutes. Helped them get momentum after a brilliant PK.
J.P. is gonna get PAID by somebody. Playing out of his mind. Gonna be another Nelson type deal if they sell.
Meanwhile, sell Casey and Pulock for a couple of pucks and make it a day. I hear Toronto needs 'defensmen.' Sell NOW. #6 is DONE.
P.S. All the Sorokin haters better APOLOGIZE NOW!!!!
Good 🌅, H. How are you? GO, PAGEOU. I always said that the Islanders played VGS well. 🐐, Patrick Roy for challenging the goaltender interference call. hero, CO.MUNITY EFFORT. Matthew Schafer had a goal and an assist. WELCOME TO SIN CITY, KID.. The Islanders are in UT this weekend. Call me nuts, Gil, every time I hear the 👞 , I have The Flintstones on the brain, but they're not playing like The Flintstones. Then the Islanders are in Denver to play the Avalanche on Sunday. Once again, the Islanders have their work cut out for them. HAPPY 🎂, YARI G. He scored a goal in a win over Buffalo. Hear from you later, Gil. Godfather comparison. Butch Goring to Tom Hagen. Now, LET'S GO ISLANDERS.
Seems like our opponents score around 1/3 their goals on PP’s and I’ve seen handful games where we go up 2-0 and it slips.We tighten up and we lead division 💙🧡
Great win JG play was fantastic but I’m sure Schmid would want that back but we’ll take it
I’ve been killing Sorokin but since the Cap game he’s been playing out of his mind
Hope he keeps it up cause I so want to say I was wrong
Well worth staying up watching this one
LETS GO !!!!!!!!
Gm Gil. I continue to be impressed by the team's offensive prowess … But, their continued inability to stay out of the penalty box puts un-necessary pressure on the team. Right now, they look like a real contender … Its a long season so we'll see what happens.
None of those goals were his fault sorkin played awesome
Add Drouin, Ritchie and Heineman to the top lines plus healthy Barzal and focused Duclair; and Horvat playing like when we traded for him. Third line is very effective and Casey is still very versatile. Schaefer playing on a vet defense and of course Sorokin. Rittich may do well tonight since he came from a Western team. Only problem may be depth but we may see some depth player get promoted from Bridgeport.
Zeke was terrible last year too. There really wasn't much telling us this year would be different. Problem is, if you bench him, he will lose some trade value.
Need to replace Sippy and Zeke with Gatcomb and Veremyev
Now if can only do something with that 4 line you’ve be cooking with gasoline
The difference with this team is, Matthew Shaeffer the PP and PK. Good special teams wins games.
I agree that the challenge was dumb … but the decision to pull Sorokin when he did was a gutsy call that paid off .. so give one take one …
We are rolling. Not too worried about Utah. It's the freakin Arizona team after all 😂
I am very pleasantly surprised!
Good stuff Gil. Did you do this broadcast in middle of the night. I got home to watch the last two periods. Team played the uptempo that Roy wants. I said earlier that the forward group is bursting with speed not just Barzal and Schaeffer. Sometimes we don't finish on our chances. I worry about the mobility of the defense. We should be looking for more movers more 24year olds that will also play a physical game. We are lacking
I keep kvetching that we should move veterans like Lee and Pageau. And then Pageau makes an incredible play last night, short handed, to win the game for the Islanders in overtime. Not only does he win the face-off, in our defensive zone, as he's prone to do, but he then has the wherewithal to pick up the puck off the boards and carry the puck out of the Islanders zone, transition through the neutral zone, carry into the Knights defensive zone and put the puck on net and score the game winning overtime goal. I give a major league hat tip to JG Pageau. I still believe he needs to be moved before the trade deadline, but hat tip for his fantastic play. Matthew Schaefer is my favorite New York Islander. Protect the kid!
I think Tsyplakov needs to be on the second or third line. He's rotting on the fourth line. As Gil mentioned yesterday, he doesn't belong on the fourth line. That's not his game.
Great win stayed up till 1 to watch!! Gil I’m hearing islanders are poking around for solid right handed defenseman do you think thy trade for one and what give up for a good one?
what an incredible game!
Sorokin has definitely stepped his game up
Felt like we were riding the game after 2-0. Maybe it is understandable, preserving energy, and while being in Vegas for 2 days, maybe not all were completely fresh. But we went up in gears again after they got to 3-2, and that shows the character of the team. Impossible scenario to score shorthanded in OT. 3 times too many on the ice in the past two games. That needs to be sorted. Very good streak away against pretty good opposition.
Time to get rid of Casey. He just can't compete anymore. Plus, MacLean he never should be in the NHL.