Islanders' Noah Dobson: Gets three points Thursday
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Dobson registered three assists in a 5-4 overtime win over Carolina on Thursday.
Dobson has collected five helpers over his last two contests, propelling him to 21 points (five goals) in 22 games this season. While he's no stranger to multi-point games -- the 23-year-old had four already in 2023-24 going into Thursday's action -- this is the first three-point game of his career. At his current offensive pace, Dobson should be able to comfortably surpass his career high of 51 points, which was set in 2021-22.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Two helpers against Jersey
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Dobson collected two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Devils.
He also added a game-high five blocked shots, two shots on net, a hit and a plus-1 rating to his ledger. Dobson is emerging as a dark-horse Norris Trophy candidate through the early part of the season -- he's taken his offense to a new level with 18 points (five goals, 13 helpers) through 21 games, and his 56 blocked shots is tied for seventh in the NHL, putting him on pace to shatter his prior career high of 154.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Blocks five shots in road victory
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Dobson posted an assist in Friday's 5-3 road win against the Senators.
Dobson finished with five blocked shots and two hits while registering a game-high 31:05 of ice time across 39 shifts. He is starting to warm up again, going for a goal, four points and a plus-4 rating across his past five outings. He'll look to keep things rolling on Saturday against the visiting Flyers.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Continues hot start
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Dobson scored a goal on five shots in the Islanders' 4-3 shootout loss to the Kraken on Thursday.
Dobson hammered a puck from the point that beat Philipp Grubauer to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. This goal gives the Canadian defenseman points in back-to-back games and five points in his last seven games. On the season, Dobson is up to five goals and 14 points in 16 games. He should continue to operate on the Islanders' top defensive pairing and top power-play unit.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Earns power-play assist
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Dobson logged a power-play assist, three shots on goal, four blocked shots and four PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canucks.
Dobson set up a Brock Nelson tally in the first period. The helper was Dobson's 100th career assist, an achievement that took him 253 games to reach. The defenseman has been steady this season with 13 points (six on the power play), 38 shots on net, 40 blocks and a plus-1 rating through 15 contests. He's on pace to top his career high of 51 points from the 2021-22 campaign.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Records two assists vs. Detroit
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Dobson collected two assists in a 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit on Monday.
Dobson's second helper of the night came on the power play. He's up to two goals and nine points in eight appearances this season, including four points with the man advantage. The 23-year-old is unlikely to maintain his current offensive pace, but he's nevertheless a great offensive defenseman and a serious threat to reach the 50-point milestone. He finished just shy of it in 2022-23, getting 13 goals and 36 assists in 78 outings.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Two more points in win
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Dobson logged a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
Dobson picked up a secondary assist on Bo Horvat's power-play goal in the first period before scoring the eventual game-winning tally in the third, firing a slap-shot past Joonas Korpisalo off a rush. The 23-year-old Dobson now has points in his last five games, as he's up to two goals and five assists through six games this season. He should continue to offer solid scoring value on the blue line, working on the Islanders' top defensive pairing with Adam Pelech while also working the point on the first power-play unit.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Picks up two points
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Dobson posted two assists and one shot in the Islanders' 7-4 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Dobson picked up helpers on goals by Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Palmeri. He also collected five blocked shots and was a minus-3 on the game. This performance extends the Canadian defenseman's point streak to four games with five points in that span. He could set new career highs across the board while featuring on the top pairing and first power-play unit this year.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Pots first goal of season
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Dobson scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Sabres.
He spoiled Eric Comrie's shutout bid inside the final two minutes of the third period, and in a somewhat fluky manner -- Dobson's point shot was headed high and wide of the net before deflecting off Connor Clifton's elbow. Dobson's had a strong start to the season with three points in four games while averaging a career-high 23:39 in ice time, and the 23-year-old has also contributed 14 blocked shots -- his prior career high in that category was 154 over 80 games in 2021-22.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Shows grit in tough loss
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Dobson recorded an assist to complement a plus-4 rating and eight blocked shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Devils.
This was a phenomenal effort by Dobson, but it wasn't quite enough to keep his team perfect on the young season. The 23-year-old blueliner has averaged 50 points over the last two years, despite the Isles ranking in the bottom half of the league in scoring over that span.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Notches helper Tuesday
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Dobson recorded a power-play assist and five shots against Arizona on Tuesday.
Dobson leads all Islanders defensemen in power-play ice time (2:47 per game) and looks to have cemented himself on the No. 1 unit. In each of the last two seasons, the 23-year-old blueliner has reached both the 10-goal and 35-assist marks and has shown no signs of slowing down this year. While Dobson likely won't be winning the Norris Trophy any time soon, he does figure to offer decent fantasy upside this year.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Picks up two assists Wednesday
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Dobson registered two assists in a 4-3 overtime loss to Carolina in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Dobson has three multi-point games over his last five contests, giving him seven points (all assists) in that span. The 23-year-old supplied seven helpers in 19 outings during the 2021 playoffs, but he's providing a much bigger role this time around. He logged 23:16 of ice time Wednesday, which is up from an average of 13:55 during the previous postseason run.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Extends point streak to four games
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Dobson dished out two assists to go with three shots, six blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
Dobson assisted on Brock Nelson's second goal of the game in the second period, then helped Anders Lee create some breathing room on the power play in the third. The skilled defenseman racked up six helpers in the final four games, but he finishes the regular season one point shy of 50. Dobson won't mind missing out on that milestone, though, as this win put the Islanders into the playoffs.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Picks up two assists Saturday
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Dobson recorded two assists in a 4-0 win over Philadelphia on Saturday.
Dobson was limited to two points (both assists) over his previous seven contests. That slump likely pushed his career high of 51 points, which he set in 2021-22, out of reach. With two games remaining on the Islanders' schedule, Dobson has 13 goals and 46 points in 76 outings this season.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Contributes two points Tuesday
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Dobson collected a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-2 victory over Toronto.
Dobson scored late in the third period to put the Islanders up 6-2 and then registered the final assist on Anders Lee's marker. The 23-year-old defenseman's efforts extended his point streak to three games, and he has a goal and four points in that span. Dobson's contributed 13 goals and 42 points in 68 outings this season.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Deals assist Saturday
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Dobson registered an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.
Through seven games in March, Dobson has collected four assists and 15 shots on goal. He helped out on Kyle Palmieri's go-ahead goal Saturday. Dobson reached the 40-point mark for the second straight season, and he's earned 17 of them on the power play while adding 182 shots, 93 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating through 67 appearances.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Snags helper in win
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Dobson registered an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
Dobson is up to three helpers through six games in March. The 23-year-old had the secondary assist on Brock Nelson's second goal of the game. Dobson is up to 12 tallies, 27 helpers, 181 shots on net, 92 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 66 outings, and he's earned 17 of his 39 points with the man advantage.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Excelling on power play
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Dobson is tied for the team lead in power-play goals with five and is second on the team in power-play points with 17.
Dobson has had another solid season offensively for the team with 12 goals and 25 assists in 62 games. While he excels on the power play, his even-strength numbers leave something to be desired, as he has only 20 points when the team isn't up a man. The Isles would also like to see his rating of minus-2 improve, but that may come in time for the young defender.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Tallies on power play
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Dobson scored a power-play goal on two shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
Six of Dobson's nine points through 10 games in February have come on the power play. The defenseman got the Islanders on the board with a tally late in the second period. The 23-year-old now has 12 tallies, one off his career high, to go with 24 assists, 161 shots on net, 86 blocked shots, 50 hits and a minus-2 rating through 58 outings overall.
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Islanders' Noah Dobson: Racking up power-play points
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Dobson recorded a power-play assist in Friday's 5-4 win over the Penguins.
Dobson is taking his game to a new level. He's rocking a four-game point streak comprised of a goal and five assists, with four of those apples taking place on the man advantage. Dobson is just 23 years old, and he'll likely experience his share of growing pains on the track to fantasy stardom, but he's already a highly coveted option following a 51-point output from 2021-22 and his current total of 11 goals and 23 assists through 54 games.
