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Tambellini Beats Lundqvist, Isles Beat Rangers

March 5th, 2008 by Tom

Now that’s more like it. As has been the case many times over the years, the Islanders rose to the challenge and beat the Rangers on the road last night, ending the Rangers’ four-game winning streak and possibly putting an end to their own slump.

Jeff Tambellini, the young forward who has bounced between Bridgeport and Long Island the last two seasons, sealed the victory for the Islanders when he beat Henrik Lundqvist in a shoot-out. The Isles also got goas from Bergenheim, Hunter, and Comeau.

Wade Doobie was one of the big stories of the game, stepping in for an absent Rick DiPietro and beating the Rangers for the second time in two career starts. He shut out the Rangers in the last week of the season when DP was hurt last year. Doobie may be in net again tomorrow night when the Isles face the Rangers at the Coliseum as DP may still me on leave to be with his family.

The win, coupled with a Flyers loss, moves the Isles within three points of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 14 games to go.

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Tambellini to the Rescue!

December 3rd, 2007 by Tom

Seems like this is an item we post every year now. The Isles have called up hotshot sniper Jeff Tambellini from the Sound Tigers to help jumpstart what has become a moribund offense. Tambellini was tearing it up in Bridgeport, registering 21 points in 20 games. For his NHL career, Tambellini has 3 goals and 10 assists in 51 games.

The Isles haven’t scored more than two goals in 12 straight games and have tallied just 56 times in 24 games, an average of 2.3 goals per game. The 56 goals are the fewest in the league, as is the 2.3 per game average.

“Right now I need to step in and show that I can play and really assert myself in this league and with this team,” Tambellini told Newsday.

Bringing up Tambellini is a nice idea. Coach Ted Nolan may also need to shuffle the lines a bit and GM Garth Snow may need to start scouring the market. This offense needs more than just a temporary spark.

On another note, nice job by the Jets and Giants yesterday. Not often both those squads win on the same day. So glad the Jets showed up against the Fish.

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