Goaltending has been a strength for the New York Islanders for the first time in decades, but only one of a remarkable tandem can bear the responsibility when it matters most.
As much improvement Robin Lehner has shown this season, it has continually distracted from how much success Thomas Greiss also found. It’s already established that both netminder’s success doesn’t happen without the other, and the correlation is one of the most intriguing patterns so far this season.
In November, Greiss played nine games to Lehner’s five and finished with a 6-2-1 record with a .