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- Recap 2003-04 - Game 6 Preseason -

	Isles Cap Off 7-0 Preseason
	Isles 5, NJ 1: The Islanders finish the preseason with a perfect 7-0 record as they play their first game at the Nassau Coliseum, a 5-1 win over New Jersey. Despite a watered down Devil lineup, the Isles still scored 5 on Martin Brodeur.

Islanders Upset Devils

.c The Associated Press

10/4/2003

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Mariusz Czerkawski and Michael Peca each had a goal and an assist, and Rick DiPietro made 24 saves and had an assist as the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Saturday night.

Oleg Kvasha, Mark Parrish and Jason Blake also scored for the Islanders, who finished the preseason 7-0-0.

Martin Brodeur turned aside 21 shots for the Stanley Cup-champion Devils, 3-5-0-1, who got a goal from Jiri Bicek.
New York took a 2-0 lead after one period on goals by Czerkawski and Blake.

The teams traded power-play goals in a 2:14 span late in the second period, with Bicek scoring for New Jersey and Peca answering back for New York. DiPietro assisted on Peca's goal.

Kvasha's wrist shot 58 seconds into the third period sealed New York's perfect preseason. Parrish added a goal at 7:05.

islesinfo stats: The Islanders have won 11 straight preseason matchups dating back to preseason of 2002 when they lost their first game but won the next 4 to go 4-1. The Islanders finish 7-0 in the 2003 preseason and outscored the opposition 26-8, a GAA of 1.14....The Islanders and the Ottawa Senators have the best record this preseason in the NHL, both perfect after 6 games. The Islanders will play their last preseason game Saturday night against the Devils at the Nassau Coliseum.

Lineups:

ISLANDERS ROSTER
FORWARDS
(12) Oleg Kvasha-(79) Alexei Yashin-(21) Mariusz Czerkawski
(55) Jason Blake-(27) Michael Peca-(37) Mark Parrish
(28) Jason Wiemer-(17) Shawn Bates-(45) Arron Asham
(47) Sean Bergenheim-(26) Justin Papineau--(49) Eric Godard

DEFENSEMEN
(4) Roman Hamrlik-(24) Radek Martinek
(44) Janne Niinimaa-(33) Eric Cairns
(29) Kenny Jonsson-(3) Adrian Aucoin

GOALTENDERS
(39) Rick DiPietro
(30) Garth Snow

DEVILS ROSTER
FORWARDS
(9) Jiri Bicek- (23) Scott Gomez- (29) Grant Marshall
(18) Sergei Brylin- (11) John Madden- (58) Ilkka Pikkarainen
(57) Tuomas Pihlman- (15) Jamie Langenbrunner- (47) Adrian Foster
(14) Brian Gionta- (16) Mike Rupp- (56) Aleksander Suglobov

DEFENSE
(7) Ray Giroux- (28) Brian Rafalski
(34) Davis Hale- (38) Paul Martin
(6) Tommy Abelin- (2) Sean Brown

GOALTENDERS
(30) Martin Brodeur
(35) Corey Schwab

FINAL	1	2	3	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	1	0	1
New York Islanders	2	1	2	5

Period Summary

Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total

New Jersey Devils 7 8 10 25

New York Islanders 12 8 6 26

First period

Scoring:
1, Ny Islanders, Mariusz Czerkawski 3 (Alexei Yashin, Oleg Kvasha), 15:00. 2, Ny Islanders, Jason Blake 4 (Michael Peca, Jason Wiemer), 18:58.
Penalties:
I Pikkarainen, Nj (boarding), 4:42; J Blake, Nyi (roughing), 4:42; M Parrish, Nyi (slashing), 6:45; J Niinimaa, Nyi (tripping), 7:57; J Wiemer, Nyi (high sticking), 16:37; B Brown, Nj (fighting), 18:58; J Wiemer, Nyi (fighting), 18:58.

Second period

Scoring:
3, New Jersey, Jiri Bicek 1 (power play) (Paul Martin), 16:17. 4, Ny Islanders, Michael Peca 2 (power play) (unassisted), 18:42.
Penalties:
D Hale, Nj (interference), 5:54; J Papineau, Nyi (holding), 14:39; J Langenbrunner, Nj (hooking), 17:57.

Third period

Scoring:
5, Ny Islanders, Oleg Kvasha 2 (Mariusz Czerkawski), 0:58. 6, Ny Islanders, Mark Parrish 2 (Justin Papineau, Rick DiPietro), 7:04.
Penalties:
S Gomez, Nj (high sticking, unsportsmanlike Conduct), 7:34; S Bates, Nyi (holding), 13:06; R Hamrlik, Nyi (tripping), 13:59.

Power-play Conversions: Ny Islanders - 1 of *, New Jersey - 1 of *.
Goalies : Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (25 shots, 24 saves; record: 4-0-0). New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (26 shots, 21 saves).
A: NA
Referees: NA.
Linesmen: NA.

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Preview

6-0 Isles Look to go Perfect in Preseason

Oct 4: The Islanders face the Flyers for the second straight time in the preseason. This time New York is the home team even though the game will be played in Hersey, PA.

Isles vs. New Jersey Preview: Both Garth Snow and Rick DiPietro have compiled 3-0 records this preseason. Expect DiPietro to get the final start before the start of the regular season. The Islanders will most likely play their opening night roster tonight, though there are still 14 forwards on the team right now and it's possible Trent Hunter, Eric Godard and Sean Bergenheim could remain with the team. Justin Papineau scored 3 goals in camp and seems to have impressed enough to make the team. Justin Mapletoft is seemingly on the bubble. On defense, Bruno Gervais has really impressed the Islanders staff and given them and Islander fans hope for the future. But seeing Gervais on the Islanders blue line this season could be a bit much to ask since the Islanders are so deep with the first 7 spots basically already filled. Look for Bruno to be signed to a contract possibly before getting sent back to junior in the QMJHL. This could be the toughest matchup thus far for the Islanders as it has been rumored the Devils will also ice their opening night roster tonight, despite playing last night.

Lets Go Isles!