Josh Bailey LW FA Sat 3/23/19 9:00 PM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
The 29-year-old had gone 12 games without finding the back of the net before scoring twice in 83 seconds in the third period to put Saturday's game away. Bailey now has 16 goals on the campaign, leaving him two shy of last season's career high with seven games left on the schedule for the Islanders, and a Metropolitan Division title potentially within their grasp.
Josh Bailey LW FA Wed 3/6/19 4:08 AM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey notched an assist for the second straight game, helping his team earn a 5-4 win over Ottawa on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Bailey won't do you any favors in plus/minus, where he's minus-3 over his past nine games, but he's doing something right on the stat sheet, scoring eight points in that stretch of games. He's now reached 50 points on the season and has another nice matchup coming up with the Senators' forgiving defense.
Josh Bailey LW FA Mon 3/4/19 12:34 AM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey finished with a minus-2 rating but picked up an assist in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
The Islanders' forward has points in four of the last five contests and after Sunday's helper, is up to 35 assists on the season to go along with 14 goals. A matchup with the Senators comes Tuesday, and Bailey, in the two teams' only other meeting, finished with two points, scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 6-3 win back on Dec. 28.
Josh Bailey LW FA Tue 2/26/19 11:53 PM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey scored the Islanders' only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Flames on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
The playmaker reversed roles, burying a pass from _ to even the score in the second period. Bailey has 47 points in 62 games this season, taking a step back from the near point-per-game pace he had last year. Bailey remains a good depth option in many fantasy formats, especially with nine points in his last nine games.
Josh Bailey LW FA Sun 2/24/19 1:59 AM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey dished out his 33rd helper of the year in a 4-0 win over the Canucks on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
He also went plus-2 in the contest. Bailey has eight points over his last eight games, bringing him to 46 points in 61 outings. Unfortunately for fantasy owners, Bailey only gets second-unit time on the power play and doesn't play much of a physical game with 14 hits and 21 blocked shots for the season.
Josh Bailey LW FA Fri 2/15/19 11:12 AM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Columbus on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Bailey is off his dream season pace from last year, but is still on target for 60 points. That would be the second-best output of his caree, so we can all stop thinking that John Tavares created his production. Bailey has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games, and should be a mid-grade fantasy option, especially for helpers.
Josh Bailey LW FA Sun 2/10/19 9:44 PM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
On Sunday, Bailey drew an assist on Devon Toews' power-play goal as part of a 2-1 win over Minnesota.
EDGE Analysis
After logging 44 seconds on the power-play in Saturday's game, it was encouraging to see Bailey play over four minutes (4:32) with the man advantage in Sunday's win. The assist gives him 40 points in 55 games this season, though Bailey's production is not what it was a year ago, averaging 0.72 points to this point in 2018-19, down from his 2017-18 mark of 0.93.
Josh Bailey LW FA Fri 1/18/19 10:18 PM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey registered an assist, two shots and won five of 10 faceoffs taken during Friday's 2-0 win over the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
Bailey is meshing well with Matthew Barzal on the second line having posted two goals and three assists over his last six games. The playmaking winger has regressed slightly after a 71-point campaign in 2017-18, but he's on pace for another 60-plus point season so keep playing him as you normally would.
Josh Bailey LW FA Wed 12/19/18 4:24 AM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey set up Anthony Beauvillier's goal in the second period of Tuesday's 3-1 win over Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
20 assists is a nice accomplishment for a player in any season, and Bailey is well set up for a year like he had two years ago, when he recored 43 assists and 56 points. He likely won't reach last year's totals, but he's emerged as a dependable point man for the Isles.
Josh Bailey LW FA Wed 12/5/18 2:42 PM
Josh Bailey
LW FA
Bailey will play on the third-line Thursday versus the Penguins, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bailey had been playing with Matthew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier for most of the season, but will instead lineup with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov for the immediate future. According to head coach Barry Trotz the move was made to balance out the scoring across all three lines, but fantasy owners will have a hard time seeing this move as anything but a demotion for Bailey.