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New York Islanders Five Best At the Faceoff Dot

Feb 25, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) against Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky (17) at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets won 7-0. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) against Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky (17) at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets won 7-0. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 22, 2016; Sunrise, FL, USA; New York Islanders center Casey Cizikas (53) wins a face-off against Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) during second period action in game five of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Duyos-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 22, 2016; Sunrise, FL, USA; New York Islanders center Casey Cizikas (53) wins a face-off against Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) during second period action in game five of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Duyos-USA TODAY Sports /

Shawn Bates

NYI Career Stats: 330 GP, 170 PTS, 53.1% FOW. New York Islanders. . Shawn Bates. B

Shawn Bates wasn’t more than a third line player. Gritty and tough. But under the right circumstances, he could produce. Like that 2001-02 season, his first with the Islanders, where Bates scored 52 points.

It was a slow decline for Bates after that. Producing less and less points year after year, before he was out of the league in 2007-08 after the Isles bought out his contract.

But between those years Bates put up some excellent faceoff numbers. In his five* seasons with the Islanders, he averaged 53.1% in the faceoff circle.

I put an asterisk beside the five because he did technically play in a sixth season for the Islanders, but for only two games.

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