UNIONDALE, N.Y. — There’s an argument to be made that the Islanders’ Most Valuable Skater this season is this guy:







Notice we said skater — the goalie tandem of Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss, who was Monday night’s deserving first star after turning aside 31 shots for his fifth shutout in 33 starts, is far and away the MVP of this season. Greiss and Lehner have combined for nine shutouts, one off the Isles’ season record from 1975-76 when it was Chico Resch (seven) and Billy Smith (three).



Then, there are other Isles skaters who have been hugely important. Casey Cizikas and his 19 goals. Anders Lee, proving himself to be the sort of captain this Islander team needs along with his team-high 23 goals. Ryan Pulock, who day by day is looking like a true top-pair defenseman.



But if Monday night showed us anything, it’s that Cal Clutterbuck and all of his 21 points in 60 games are perhaps the key to this...