Islanders 2, Wings 1

The Wings have suffered their second straight defeat (both at home) tonight as the New York Islanders' Mike York (former MSU player) scored the game winning goal with less than four minutes left in the game. The Wings outshot the Islanders, 36-28, and won 54% of the faceoffs. All three goals came on even strength. No opponent has scored on the Islanders while on the power play for the past seven games. Mathieu Schneider scored 4:21 into the game with an assist from Jason Williams to put the Wings up on the board first. Alexei Yashin, of the Islanders, scored with less than two minutes left in the first period to tie the game. There was no scoring during the second period and only two penalties, both from Detroit players (Maltby and Chelios). Sorry that this isn't a more detailed post as I did watch the game, but I was doing so while working on homework and studying. I have 3 exams (not finals, but exams nonetheless) and a 20 minute presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday so I had other priorities. All three of us have finals either this week or the next so updates may be less frequent for the duration, but will return full force (at least for me) by the 16th. Sorry! Update (Matt): Jimmy Howard made his third straight start for the Wings. Either Osgood is hurt or he's in Babcock's doghouse for his last couple outings. I wish Babcock were as tough on skaters who aren't performing up to snuff.