Jordan Eberle backhanded the rebound into the St. Louis net from the right doorstep. He had 200 reasons to smile — 200 NHL goals.
“It’s not something you really think about when you’re a kid,” Eberle said after the Islanders practiced Wednesday at Northwell Health Ice Center following their win Tuesday night at Barclays Center. “You think about making the NHL. But once you get there, I think the main thing is to try to be as consistent as possible.”
That has been the MO for the 28-year-old first-line right wing. Eberle scored at least 20 goals in each of the past five seasons.