Islanders finish season in Columbus

Thursday, 04.05.2012 / 10:19 PM

Team Record: 34-36-11
Last Game: 5-4 W vs. WPG
Season Series: 0-0-0 of 1

Team Record: 28-46-7
Last Game: 5-2 W @ COL
Season Series: 0-0-0 of 1

Michael Grabner
The hero of Thursday’s 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets, Grabner scored two goals in the last 8:15 of the third period. Grabner beat Chris Mason stick side on a penalty shot and tipped home the winner with under a minute remaining in the game. The Austrian forward took all three Islanders penalty shots this season and has 30 points (19g/11a) through 77 games.

Cam Atkinskon
The Blue Jackets rookie is finishing the season strong as he has seven points (3g/4a) in his last five games including his first career hat trick against Colorado on Thursday. The 22-year-old has five goals and six assists in 26 games this season playing on a line with RJ Umberger and Derick Brassard.

Click the photo for gallery from the last time the Islanders played the Blue Jackets.

Player	Date of	Injury	Games Missed	Prognosis
Cizikas	3/29	Upper body	4	day-to-day
DiPietro	1/3	Sports hernia/knee swelling	45	10 weeks
Nabokov	1/27	Lower body	5

Power play: 18.7%
Penalty kill: 81.1%
Home record: 17-18-6
Road record: 17-18-5
Goals For: 200
Goals Against: 248

Power play: 14.9%
Penalty kill: 76.5%
Home record: 16-21-3
Road record: 12-25-4
Goals For: 195
Goals Against: 259

Answer from Thursday's question:Which of the following players does not have a hat trick against the Winnipeg Jets? The answer is: Bryan Trottier. While Bossy, Wood, Tonelli and Palffy all recorded three-goal games against the Jets, the Isles all-time points leader did not turn a trick.

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Forwards:
Umberger-Brassard-Atkinson;
Prospal-Letestu-Nash;
Russell-Johansen-Dorsett;
Gillies-Boyce-Boll

Defensemen:
J. Johnson-Wisniewski;
Nikitin-A. Johnson;
Lebda-Prout

Goaltenders:
Mason; Hunwick

38	SHOTS	37
26	FACEOFFS	27
12	HITS	18
21	PIM	19
0/2	PP	2/3
2	GIVEAWAYS	4
4	TAKEAWAYS	14
9	BLOCKED SHOTS	8