Dobson registered three assists in a 5-4 overtime win over Carolina on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson has collected five helpers over his last two contests, propelling him to 21 points (five goals) in 22 games this season. While he's no stranger to multi-point games -- the 23-year-old had four already in 2023-24 going into Thursday's action -- this is the first three-point game of his career. At his current offensive pace, Dobson should be able to comfortably surpass his career high of 51 points, which was set in 2021-22.

Dobson collected two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

He also added a game-high five blocked shots, two shots on net, a hit and a plus-1 rating to his ledger. Dobson is emerging as a dark-horse Norris Trophy candidate through the early part of the season -- he's taken his offense to a new level with 18 points (five goals, 13 helpers) through 21 games, and his 56 blocked shots is tied for seventh in the NHL, putting him on pace to shatter his prior career high of 154.

Dobson posted an assist in Friday's 5-3 road win against the Senators.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson finished with five blocked shots and two hits while registering a game-high 31:05 of ice time across 39 shifts. He is starting to warm up again, going for a goal, four points and a plus-4 rating across his past five outings. He'll look to keep things rolling on Saturday against the visiting Flyers.

Dobson scored a goal on five shots in the Islanders' 4-3 shootout loss to the Kraken on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson hammered a puck from the point that beat Philipp Grubauer to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. This goal gives the Canadian defenseman points in back-to-back games and five points in his last seven games. On the season, Dobson is up to five goals and 14 points in 16 games. He should continue to operate on the Islanders' top defensive pairing and top power-play unit.

Dobson logged a power-play assist, three shots on goal, four blocked shots and four PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson set up a Brock Nelson tally in the first period. The helper was Dobson's 100th career assist, an achievement that took him 253 games to reach. The defenseman has been steady this season with 13 points (six on the power play), 38 shots on net, 40 blocks and a plus-1 rating through 15 contests. He's on pace to top his career high of 51 points from the 2021-22 campaign.

Dobson collected two assists in a 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson's second helper of the night came on the power play. He's up to two goals and nine points in eight appearances this season, including four points with the man advantage. The 23-year-old is unlikely to maintain his current offensive pace, but he's nevertheless a great offensive defenseman and a serious threat to reach the 50-point milestone. He finished just shy of it in 2022-23, getting 13 goals and 36 assists in 78 outings.

Dobson logged a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Senators.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson picked up a secondary assist on Bo Horvat's power-play goal in the first period before scoring the eventual game-winning tally in the third, firing a slap-shot past Joonas Korpisalo off a rush. The 23-year-old Dobson now has points in his last five games, as he's up to two goals and five assists through six games this season. He should continue to offer solid scoring value on the blue line, working on the Islanders' top defensive pairing with Adam Pelech while also working the point on the first power-play unit.

Dobson posted two assists and one shot in the Islanders' 7-4 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Dobson picked up helpers on goals by Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Palmeri. He also collected five blocked shots and was a minus-3 on the game. This performance extends the Canadian defenseman's point streak to four games with five points in that span. He could set new career highs across the board while featuring on the top pairing and first power-play unit this year.

Dobson scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

He spoiled Eric Comrie's shutout bid inside the final two minutes of the third period, and in a somewhat fluky manner -- Dobson's point shot was headed high and wide of the net before deflecting off Connor Clifton's elbow. Dobson's had a strong start to the season with three points in four games while averaging a career-high 23:39 in ice time, and the 23-year-old has also contributed 14 blocked shots -- his prior career high in that category was 154 over 80 games in 2021-22.

Dobson recorded an assist to complement a plus-4 rating and eight blocked shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

This was a phenomenal effort by Dobson, but it wasn't quite enough to keep his team perfect on the young season. The 23-year-old blueliner has averaged 50 points over the last two years, despite the Isles ranking in the bottom half of the league in scoring over that span.