High-scoring Islanders rank 31st in save percentage after loss to Wings
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The New York Islanders have a clear and glaring weakness.
Following a 6-3 loss Tuesday to the Detroit Red Wings, the Islanders now rank 31st in team save percentage.
#Isles goalies now own an NHL-worst .892 Save% this season
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) December 20, 2017
The goaltending duties have been pretty evenly split between Thomas Greiss and Jaroslav Halak, with neither able to keep the puck out of the net with any regularity.
| Player | Games | Record | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak | 19 | 9-8-1 | .905 |
| Thomas Greiss | 18 | 9-5-2 | .883 |
Greiss was in net against Detroit, and allowed five goals on 21 shots for a single-game save percentage of .762.
Conversely, the Islanders are excelling at the other end of the ice, ranking second with 121 goals.
The NHL's holiday trade freeze goes into effect Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., but this might be an area general manager Garth Snow targets early in 2018.