Islanders' Brock Nelson: Lights lamp twice in OT loss
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Nelson scored two goals, one on the power play, on a team-high six shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
His second tally of the game midway through the third period tied the score at 4-4 and earned the Islanders a point, but it was still an ugly performance overall for the team. It's Nelson's second two-goal effort in the last four games, and he now has 32 tallies and a career-high 67 points through 73 games on the season.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Expects to play Friday
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Nelson (face) is slated to play in Friday's matchup with Columbus, Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News reports.
Nelson appears set to return to action without missing any additional game time after being forced off versus Toronto on Tuesday after playing just 4:46 of ice time. With Nelson available, he figures to offer decent fantasy value considering he has already set personal bests in assists (35) and points (65) this year while also hitting the 30-goal mark for the second straight year.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Exits Tuesday's game
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Nelson (undisclosed) was injured in the first period of Tuesday's game versus the Maple Leafs, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Nelson went down hard in the corner after a hit and needed help to get to the locker room, though he was able to skate off under his own power. An update on the 31-year-old's status should surface before Friday's game in Columbus.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Tallies twice in win
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Nelson scored two goals on six shots and went plus-4 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
Nelson and Kyle Palmieri were the driving forces behind the Islanders' offense in this win. The pair of tallies got Nelson to the 30-goal mark for the second straight season. He's netted 11 of his goals and added eight helpers in 18 games since the All-Star break. For the season, the 31-year-old has a career-high 65 points, 199 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 70 contests.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Nets winner in OT
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Nelson scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
Nelson notched the winner when he broke out of his own zone, picked up the puck at the red line and broke in alone on Tristan Jarry. He ripped it blocker side for his 28th of the season. Nelson leads the Islanders with 63 points and 189 shots.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Reaches 60 points in victory
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Nelson scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 4-0 win over Winnipeg.
Nelson extended the Islanders' lead to 3-0 with his tally late in the second period. The goal marked Nelson's 60th point of the season, a new career best. The 31-year-old forward has been red hot for over a month now, posting 21 points (12 goals, nine assists) in his last 17 games. Overall, Nelson is up to 27 goals and 33 assists through 63 games this season.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Matches career high in points
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Nelson produced a power-play assist and two PIM in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
Nelson has been held off the scoresheet just once in 10 games in February, racking up seven goals and six helpers for the month. The 31-year-old set up a Noah Dobson tally in the second period of Friday's narrow loss. Nelson is up to 59 points in 62 contests, matching his career-high total from 72 outings last season. This year, he's also picked up 15 power-play points, 182 shots on net, a plus-4 rating, 42 hits and 35 blocked shots.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Another two-goal game in win
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Nelson scored twice on five shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-2 win over the Penguins.
Nelson's 12-game point streak ended Saturday versus the Bruins, but he didn't take long to get going again. He got the Islanders on the board in the second period Monday, and he added an empty-netter to secure this win. The 31-year-old is up to 26 tallies, 57 points, 179 shots, 22 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 60 contests this season. He could see a slight bump in ice time, particularly on the power play, to help replace the minutes vacated by Mathew Barzal (lower body), who is out indefinitely.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Lights lamp twice against Pens
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Nelson scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an assist in Friday's 5-4 win over Pittsburgh.
He briefly seemed to have gotten a hat trick, but the game-winning goal was ruled to have been last touched by Zach Parise. Nelson remains one of the hottest players in the NHL, finding the scoresheet in 12 straight games and piling up nine goals and 16 points over that stretch -- leaving him just one tally shy of his fifth career 25-goal campaign.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Extends streak in loss
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Nelson scored a goal on six shots in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Senators.
Nelson tied the game 2-2 in the third period with his fourth power-play goal of the year. The 31-year-old Nelson has points in his last 11 games, tallying seven goals and six assists in that span after failing to score a goal in his previous 14 contests. Nelson is up to 22 goals and 30 assists through 57 games this season. He's seven points shy of his career best of 59, set in 72 games last year.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Extends point streak to 10 games
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Nelson scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
The 31-year-old continues to march toward a career-best campaign. Nelson has found the scoresheet in 10 straight games, piling up six goals and 12 points over that stretch, and on the season he's produced 21 goals and 51 points in 56 contests -- leaving him only eight points short of tying the career-best 59 he managed last season in 72 games.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Riding nine-game point streak
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Nelson scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Canucks.
Nelson secured a 20-goal season with his first-period tally. He also stretched his point streak to nine games, a span in which he has five goals and five helpers. The 31-year-old is up to 49 points, 159 shots on net, a plus-1 rating, 40 hits and 32 blocked shots through 55 appearances. The addition of Bo Horvat hasn't taken anything away from Nelson's second-line role, so he remains a strong fantasy presence while on track for the first 60-point campaign of his career.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Keeps point streak alive
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Neslon contributed an assist in Monday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.
Nelson is rocking a seven-game point streak comprised of four goals and four assists. Fantasy managers recognize him as a steady offensive presence, and this year he's taken his game to new heights, as he's averaging a career high 0.89 points per contest.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Two-point effort Friday
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Nelson scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 2-0 win over the Red Wings.
After collecting an assist on Anders Lee's eventual game-winner early in the second period, Nelson floated a shot from the blue line early in the third that got through traffic and eluded Magnus Hellberg. Nelson also extended his point streak to five games, a nice turnaround after he managed only one assist in his prior seven contests. The 31-year-old is now only one tally short of his seventh career 20-goal campaign.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Snaps scoring skid
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Nelson scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Sabres.
Nelson opened the scoring in the first period Thursday, redirecting a feed from Anthony Beauvillier into the back of the net. The goal was Nelson's first in 14 games, with his last tally coming on Dec. 17. The 31-year-old forward now has 16 goals and 24 assists in 47 games this season.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Goalless streak at 14 games
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Nelson has not lit the lamp in his last 14 games.
Nelson does have six assists over his last 14 games but also no points of any kind in his last four contests. His struggles have coincided with the team's offense going in the tank. The Islanders have only one win in their last seven contests. In those seven games, they have only scored 11 goals. They have only scored more than two goals in two of their previous nine games. The Isles hope their game against the wide-open Sabres on Thursday will help cure some of their offensive ailments.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Named to All-Star team
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Nelson was chosen for the All-Star team for the first time in his career Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Entering the game Thursday versus the Oilers, Nelson is the leading goal scorer for the Islanders with 15 tallies and trails Mathew Barzal for the team lead in points with 38. At this point in time, Nelson is the player representing the team, but Mathew Barzal, Ilya Sorokin, and Noah Dobson have a shot at being selected in the fan vote, which ends Jan. 17.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Garners assist in win
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Nelson produced an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.
Nelson's goal drought stretched to seven games, but he's at least managed five helpers and 20 shots on net in that span. He set up an Anders Lee marker in the third period Tuesday. Nelson is up to 15 tallies, 23 assists, 116 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 39 contests this season. He remains on track for a career year in points.
Nelson was credited with an assist during a 2-1 victory over the visiting Blue Jackets on Thursday.
Nelson secured a poor clearing attempt by Sean Kuraly and spotted Mathew Barzal open for what proved to be the game-winning tally, extending his assist streak to three games. The 31-year-old notched a pair of goals during an overtime win over the Blue Jackets on Dec. 12 and generated a game-high seven shots Thursday. Nelson appeared in his 713th game, moving into ninth place on the franchise's all-time list.
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Islanders' Brock Nelson: Posts two helpers
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Nelson logged a pair of assists in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Penguins.
Nelson assisted on Anders Lee's opening goal just a minute into the first period before setting up Lee again in the third period. Nelson now has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) through 12 games in December. The 31-year-old center is up to 15 goals and 21 assists in 36 games this season.
