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New York Islanders Three Stars in 3-1 Loss To Washington Capitals

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Head Coach Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders coaches against the Washington Capitals during their game at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Head Coach Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders coaches against the Washington Capitals during their game at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 05: Cal Clutterbuck #15 and Johnny Boychuk #55 of the New York Islanders celebrate with teammates after scoring in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at Barclays Center on November 5, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

Cal Clutterbuck

Yeah, Cal Clutterbuck gets a star for his play tonight. Sure, he didn’t score a goal and he didn’t even get an assist on Kuhnhackl’s goal. But Cal had an impressive game.

Just looking at the box score, Cal Clutterbuck recorded six shots on net, six hits, three blocks, and a takeaway. All of that coming with the four fewest minutes (12:30) on the team.

Usually when we heap praise on the the Islanders its directed at Casey Cizikas because he’s scored a goal again. But tonight, Cal gets the nod because of his overall play.

Again, look at the box score stats and its clear that Clutterbuck was all over the ice and being a positive contributor for the team.

It’s important to acknowledge when a player has a good game, but doesn’t get on the score sheet. Because while goals decided who wins or loses, there’s more to creating a goal than the puck going into the net.

And that was Clutterbuck’s performance tonight. He did everything he needed to do to put his team in a winning position. It just didn’t actually generate anything.

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With four points in five games from Cal Clutterbuck, and with tonight’s game its clear that Clutterbuck isn’t a passenger, he’s  contributing to this team.

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