Martin Biron Hits 200

Heading into the season no one especially goalie Martin Biron thought it would take him an entire month to reach that special milestone. Biron who is in his first year with the New York Islanders came into training camp desperately wanting that one win which would put him at an even 200 for his career. This 32 year-old veteran who was originally chosen first round in the 1995 entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres has put together a respectable career with not only Buffalo but also the Philadelphia Flyers and now the Islanders. In his sixth start this season Biron was finally able to celebrate as he not only won his first game of the season by beating the Sabres 5-0 on Saturday but also achieved that 200 win milestone. “It’s been a while,” said Biron who this season has an impressive 2.92 GAA and a 9.11 save percentage. “It took a little longer than I wanted, but we’ll take them.” On the night Biron made 38 saves in posting his 26^th career shutout and more importantly saw his team racked up their third win in the past four nights. After being picked to struggle this season the Islanders are slowly getting attention for their torrid play as they have accumulated points in nine of their first 13 games. ”I think everybody is starting to understand each other a bit better,” Biron said. “There are guys who are trying to get different roles and fit in different ways. I think that we’re seeing guys step up every night.”