This Day in Isles History: Oct. 19

This Day in Isles History: Oct. 19

Rick DiPietro backstops the Islanders first-ever shootout win

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Oct. 19, 2005 –Rick DiPietro turns away all three Rangers shooters at Madison Square Garden and Miroslav Satan scores the Islanders’ first-ever shootout goal for the franchise’s first-ever shootout win.

Since the shootout was instituted in 2005-06, the Islanders have an NHL-leading 86 shootout wins. The Isles are 86-70 all-time in the tiebreaker.