We’ve got a few lesser-observed statistics to chew on and what they mean for an Islanders team that is sitting in a decent spot at 5-3-0 and riding a four-game win streak into a practice-focused few days before three games in four nights starting Thursday at the Coliseum against the Coyotes.



Let’s dig in:



43.7 percent



The Islanders under Barry Trotz have been a study in shot quality versus shot quantity. The “less is more approach” that Trotz preaches worked reasonably well last season, when the Islanders had a 47.9 percent shot share at even strength (this and all other stats courtesy Natural Stat Trick unless noted), sixth-worst in the league, but managed 52.5 percent of the high-danger chances at 5v5, which ranked 12th.



So far this very young season, though, the Isles have not been so lucky or good at full strength. Their 43.7 percent shot share is next to last, ahead of only the perennially underwater Rangers, who have...