Islanders of Yesteryear: Butch Goring
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| Final - 2.10.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| New York Islanders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Editors' Note: I started these as FanPosts, but I think to include video and archive them in a proper section, I will need to duplicate them as main-thread stories. Please pardon the inconvenience...
The Islanders power play continued to struggle without Mark Streit, as the Islanders dropped the shootout to the Kings in a 3-3 regulation game.
The New York Islanders host a team they hope to be in a season or two: The young, talented, resurgent Los Angeles Kings.
A look back at Butch Goring, a great two-way center whose acquisition from the Los Angeles Kings helped complete the New York Islanders' dynasty.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| NY Islanders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Los Angeles Goal - Wayne Simmonds (5), from Brad Richardson and Sean O'Donnell at 2:08. 2, NY Islanders Goal - Doug Weight (9), from Bill Guerin and Mike Comrie at 4:53. Penalties - Brendan Witt, NY Islanders (kneeing), 6:00; Drew Doughty, Los Angeles (holding), 15:51. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, NY Islanders Goal - Tim Jackman (4) unassisted at 4:20. 4, Los Angeles Goal - Anze Kopitar (16), from Patrick O'Sullivan and Alexander Frolov at 5:27. 5, NY Islanders Goal - Andy Hilbert (9), from Trent Hunter and Brendan Witt at 9:50. Penalties - Kyle Okposo, NY Islanders (tripping), 17:02. |
| Third Period |
| - 6, Los Angeles Power-Play Goal - Alexander Frolov (22), from Kyle Quincey and Jarret Stoll at 6:41. Penalties - Sean Bergenheim, NY Islanders (hooking), 4:43; Matt Greene, Los Angeles (hooking), 7:25; Brendan Witt, NY Islanders (interference), 10:16; Matt Greene, Los Angeles (holding), 12:57. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : F. Nielsen fails (Jonathan Quick) : P. O`Sullivan fails (Yann Danis) : K. Okposo fails (Jonathan Quick) : A. Frolov fails (Yann Danis) : J. Bailey fails (Jonathan Quick) Kings: scores () |