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WINNIPEG, Manitoba \u2014 The Islanders are finally out of the NHL\u2019s basement on the penalty kill. <\/p>\n
And at least for now, they appear to have solved a problem that plagued them for two straight seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think when things were going poorly at the start of the season, we obviously had no confidence in the penalty kill,\u201d Adam Pelech said before the Isles went 2-for-2 on the PK against the Jets\u2019 league-leading power play, albeit in a 4-3 defeat. \u201cRight now, it\u2019s the complete opposite. We have so much confidence in the penalty kill.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s no coincidence that the turnaround at four-on-five has gone hand in hand with the turnaround of the season at large. <\/p>\n
After Friday, the Islanders have killed off 27 of their last 29 penalties over their 15 games, a span over which they held an 11-4-0 record.<\/p>\n
Calling it a sea change would be an understatement. <\/p>\n
Over the season\u2019s first 39 games, the Islanders only went consecutive games without allowing a power-play goal five times, and were on pace to be the worst PK since the NHL started keeping track in 1977-78.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the biggest change is we\u2019ve probably been a little more passive at times,\u201d Pelech said. \u201cWe got in trouble trying to be too aggressive. You still need to be aggressive at the right times, if there\u2019s loose pucks or puck battles, you need to be aggressive and get the clears. But I think we\u2019ve done a good job of almost having discipline in the way that we\u2019re passive. Not overextending ourselves and protecting dangerous areas of the ice.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is different \u2014 really, it\u2019s the complete opposite \u2014 of what you usually hear about penalty killing, where aggression is often the name of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re talking a lot about putting pressure and being aggressive on the puck carrier, but penalty killing\u2019s a little different,\u201d coach Patrick Roy said. \u201cNow, the guys want you to be outside them. So if you get outside, that opens up the middle and this is where you need to be patient. Our guys are doing that really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mike Reilly (heart) made the trip to Winnipeg with the team and was on the ice Friday morning. <\/p>\n
However, there was no change in his status \u2014 Reilly did not take contact and was only on the trip because it finishes in Minnesota, where he is from, with the 4 Nations break immediately following.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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