| 5/11/2013 10:37:00 PM |
Description: Right wing Michael Grabner was involved in two of the Islanders' three goals Saturday against Pittsburgh. | Insight: Grabner's goal in the third was his second in 15 postseason games. He had a +2 rating for the series. | | |
| 4/16/2013 10:06:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner had his 14th and 15th goals of the season Tuesday against Florida. | Insight: Grabner has four goals over his last five games to give him 15 in 40 games. However, he has just five assists. | | |
| 3/21/2013 10:22:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner (shoulder) returned to action Thursday against Montreal. He had not played since March 10. | Insight: Grabner has 10 goals and 63 SOG in 27 games this season but lacks the assists and PIM to be a valuable fantasy asset. | | |
| 3/12/2013 4:36:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner has a shoulder injury and has no timetable for a return. He'll be re-evaluated in 7-10 days, according to the Islanders' Twitter account. | Insight: Grabner started off March strong with a goal in three straight games after putting up just four points in all of February. Fantasy owners in average-sized leagues shouldn't hesitate to drop him. | | |
| 3/7/2013 9:50:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner has scored a goal in three straight games. | Insight: Grabner had a quiet month of February but he is off to a great start in March and now has 10 goals in 24 games. However, his assists are lacking as usual; he has three. | | |
| 3/3/2013 6:38:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner scored a goal Sunday against the Senators. | Insight: Grabner had four goals and six points in his first six games but he only has five over his last 16. With 11 points through 22 games, he's playing closer to his 2011-12 pace of 32 points in 78 games than 2010-11 (52 in 76 games). | | |
| 2/5/2013 9:43:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner had one goal on three shots Tuesday against Pittsburgh. | Insight: With five goals on 27 shots in nine games, Grabner appears ready to put 2011-12 behind him (20 goals on 174 in 78 games) and get back to the way he played in 2010-11 (34 goals on 228 shots in 76 games). | | |
| 1/29/2013 10:34:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner scored his fourth goal of the season Tuesday versus Pittsburgh. | Insight: Grabner has six points in six games. He's looking more like the player that posted 52 points (34 G, 18 A) in 76 games two years ago than the one who had just 32 in 78 last season. | | |
| 1/24/2013 9:52:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner scored two goals with one assist, two SOG, two PIM and a plus-three Thursday against the Maple Leafs. | Insight: Grabner only scored 20 goals with a minus-18 in 78 games last season but already has three with a plus-4 in three games this season. | | |
| 1/12/2013 4:22:00 PM |
Description: Islanders winger Michael Grabner said he's fully healed from the abdominal tear he suffered in Austria back in November. SOURCE: Newsday | Insight: With 32 points, Grabner experienced a 20-point dip last season despite playing 78 games. He also had a +/- of -18 and just 174 SOG. He's expected to play on the Islanders' second line. | | |
| 5/13/2011 12:54:00 PM |
Description: The New York Islanders have signed Michael Grabner to a five-year contract extension.
TSN | Insight: After the Isles claimed him off waivers from Florida, Grabner led all rookies with 34 goals. Another notable accomplishment was his team-leading +13, no small feat in that he plays for the Islanders. The Panthers and the Canucks should both regret giving up too early on Grabner because of his speed and offensive upside. | | |
| 4/7/2011 12:14:00 AM |
Description: Michael Grabner scored both Islanders' goals in their 3-2 loss to Boston on Wednesday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Grabner now has 33 goals this season, two more than San Jose's Logan Couture for the rookie goal-scoring lead. Both the Canucks and the Panthers have to be regretting giving up on Grabner, who looks like a keeper league possibility and a mainstay on the Isles' forward lines for years to come. | | |
| 3/31/2011 5:31:00 PM |
Description: Michael Grabner is expected to miss Thursday's game against the Rangers because his wife is about to give birth.
Bergen Record | Insight: Congratulations to the Grabner family. His absence from the lineup should be a brief one. | | |
| 3/23/2011 2:03:00 PM |
Description: Grabner scored an empty-netter at the end of Tuesday night's win over Tampa Bay. | Insight: It was his third straight game with a goal and third straight two-point outing. Grabner now has 31 goals on the year. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 3/2/2011 1:50:00 PM |
Description: Michael Grabner has been named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for February.
NHL.com | Insight: Grabner led all rookies with 10 goals and 16 points in 14 games. After scoring goals in six consecutive games earlier this month, Grabner has been held without a goal in his last six games. | | |
| 2/14/2011 5:21:00 PM |
Description: Michael Grabner, Drew Stafford, and Ilya Bryzgalov have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the past week.
NHL.com | Insight: Grabner scored eight goals with a +7 last week, leading the Islanders to three wins in four games. Grabner is now tied with Logan Couture in rookie scoring with 24 goals, so he has now moved into the Calder Trophy discussion. He has demonstrated that he is a player to pursue in keeper leagues. | | |
| 2/14/2011 2:04:00 PM |
Description: Grabner was named the league's first star for the week after leading the NHL with eight goals and nine points while posting a plus-7 rating. | Insight: No surprise here, as Grabner's week finished with three straight multi-goal games. He's on fire right now. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 2/14/2011 1:02:00 AM |
Description: Grabner produced a hat trick against the Sabres on Sunday, including the game winner. | Insight: Grabner has scored goals in five straight games, including two or more in each of the past three. The surging rookie of the year candidate now has 24 goals for the season. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 2/13/2011 6:55:00 PM |
Description: Michael Grabner scored three goals, including the game-winner in overtime, in the Islanders' 7-6 win over Buffalo on Sunday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Grabner might be the hottest scorer in the NHL right now, as he is on a five-game goal streak along with seven goals over his last three games. His stat line is also intriguing, as he already has 24 goals to go with just 9 assists. Expect him to be named on of the NHL's Three Stars on Monday. | | |
| 2/12/2011 1:02:00 AM |
Description: Grabner enjoyed his second consecutive two-goal game Friday, adding an assist just to make sure he was useful. | Insight: It was the fourth straight game in which Grabner scored, giving him six goals over that stretch. He has 21 for the season. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
