NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19: Mike Green #25 of the Detroit Red Wings scores the game winning goal at 14:12 of the third period against Thomas Greiss #1 of New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on December 19, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Red Wings defeated the Islanders 6-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

High-scoring Islanders rank 31st in save percentage after loss to Wings

Ian McLaren
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The New York Islanders have a clear and glaring weakness.

Following a 6-3 loss Tuesday to the Detroit Red Wings, the Islanders now rank 31st in team save percentage.

The goaltending duties have been pretty evenly split between Thomas Greiss and Jaroslav Halak, with neither able to keep the puck out of the net with any regularity.

Player Games Record Save %
Jaroslav Halak 19 9-8-1 .905
Thomas Greiss 18 9-5-2 .883

Greiss was in net against Detroit, and allowed five goals on 21 shots for a single-game save percentage of .762.

Conversely, the Islanders are excelling at the other end of the ice, ranking second with 121 goals.

The NHL's holiday trade freeze goes into effect Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., but this might be an area general manager Garth Snow targets early in 2018.

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