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Game Preview: Islanders at Hurricanes
The Islanders wrap up a back-to-back set against the Hurricanes.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (4-4-1) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (6-3-1)
5 P.M. | PNC ARENA
WATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | NHL.TV
LISTEN: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM
GAME NOTES
The New York Islanders continue their three-game, Metropolitan Division road trip in Carolina on Sunday evening.
The Isles are coming off a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
SEASON SERIES (NYI LEADS 1-0-0)
Thomas Greiss made 45 saves as the Islanders beat the Hurricanes 2-1 in OT. Josh Bailey scored the OT winner.
ISLANDERS NOTES:
-- Thomas Greiss is expected to start for the Islanders. Greiss is 1-2-0 this season with a 2.59 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.
-- Cal Clutterbuck left Saturday's game in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Barry Trotz said he'd have an update on Clutterbuck Sunday.
-- Brock Nelson is riding a three-goal scoring streak, netting four goals over that span.
-- Josh Bailey is riding a four-game point streak.
--Bailey has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game point streak. … New York is 4-0-1 when scoring first, and 0-4-0 when opponents score first. … Slavin has scored five of his 15 NHL goals against the Islanders. … Carolina is last in the NHL on the penalty kill at 66.7 percent.
HURRICANES NOTES:
-- The Hurricanes are 6-3-1 this season, have won two straight games and are second in the Metropolitan Division.
-- Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in assists (11) and points (15).
-- Michael Ferland leads the Hurricanes with six goals.
ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: BROCK NELSON/MATHEW BARZAL
Brock Nelson has four goals on a current three-game scoring streak. October is Nelson's month, with 22 of his 104 career goals have come in the 57 games he has played in October, according to Eric Hornick. Nelson has five goals this season, which leads the Islanders.
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has three assists in the past two games and six points (one goal, five assists) in five games against Carolina.
HURRICANES PLAYER TO WATCH: SEBASTIAN AHO/MICHEAL FERLAND
Sebastian Aho is off to a hot start in the 2018-19 season, stringing together a 10-game point streak. Aho leads the Hurricanes with 15 points in 10 games and is poised for a breakout campaign. Aho recorded as 65 points (29G, 36A) in 78 games last season.
Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland has five points (four goals, one assist) in a five-game point streak.
They said it
"We have to take it one game at a time. They're games that mean a lot, they're four-point games so we've got win them. We've got to do the best we can to at least get one point every night." -- Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier on facing Metropolitan Division opponents
"We've got to get the win here. We have to make sure we keep doing the right things. We can't take a breath, we can't come off the way we play. We did for a period [in 4-3 shootout win against San Jose on Friday] and you see what we get." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
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Thomas Greiss
Goaltender Thomas Greiss will start for New York and go for his 100th NHL win. He made 45 saves in a 2-1 overtime win against Carolina on Oct. 4.
Scott Darling
Unconfirmed
Brind'Amour said on Saturday he hadn't decided on a starting goaltender. Darling, who served as the backup against the Sharks, could make his first start of the season. He sustained a lower-body injury in the final preseason game Sept. 30.
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The Islanders wrap up a back-to-back set against the Hurricanes.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (4-4-1) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (6-3-1)
5 P.M. | PNC ARENA
WATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | NHL.TV
LISTEN: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM
GAME NOTES
The New York Islanders continue their three-game, Metropolitan Division road trip in Carolina on Sunday evening.
The Isles are coming off a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
SEASON SERIES (NYI LEADS 1-0-0)
Thomas Greiss made 45 saves as the Islanders beat the Hurricanes 2-1 in OT. Josh Bailey scored the OT winner.
ISLANDERS NOTES:
-- Thomas Greiss is expected to start for the Islanders. Greiss is 1-2-0 this season with a 2.59 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.
-- Cal Clutterbuck left Saturday's game in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Barry Trotz said he'd have an update on Clutterbuck Sunday.
-- Brock Nelson is riding a three-goal scoring streak, netting four goals over that span.
-- Josh Bailey is riding a four-game point streak.
--Bailey has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game point streak. … New York is 4-0-1 when scoring first, and 0-4-0 when opponents score first. … Slavin has scored five of his 15 NHL goals against the Islanders. … Carolina is last in the NHL on the penalty kill at 66.7 percent.
HURRICANES NOTES:
-- The Hurricanes are 6-3-1 this season, have won two straight games and are second in the Metropolitan Division.
-- Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in assists (11) and points (15).
-- Michael Ferland leads the Hurricanes with six goals.
ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: BROCK NELSON/MATHEW BARZAL
Brock Nelson has four goals on a current three-game scoring streak. October is Nelson's month, with 22 of his 104 career goals have come in the 57 games he has played in October, according to Eric Hornick. Nelson has five goals this season, which leads the Islanders.
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has three assists in the past two games and six points (one goal, five assists) in five games against Carolina.
HURRICANES PLAYER TO WATCH: SEBASTIAN AHO/MICHEAL FERLAND
Sebastian Aho is off to a hot start in the 2018-19 season, stringing together a 10-game point streak. Aho leads the Hurricanes with 15 points in 10 games and is poised for a breakout campaign. Aho recorded as 65 points (29G, 36A) in 78 games last season.
Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland has five points (four goals, one assist) in a five-game point streak.
They said it
"We have to take it one game at a time. They're games that mean a lot, they're four-point games so we've got win them. We've got to do the best we can to at least get one point every night." -- Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier on facing Metropolitan Division opponents
"We've got to get the win here. We have to make sure we keep doing the right things. We can't take a breath, we can't come off the way we play. We did for a period [in 4-3 shootout win against San Jose on Friday] and you see what we get." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
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Thomas Greiss
Goaltender Thomas Greiss will start for New York and go for his 100th NHL win. He made 45 saves in a 2-1 overtime win against Carolina on Oct. 4.
Scott Darling
Unconfirmed
Brind'Amour said on Saturday he hadn't decided on a starting goaltender. Darling, who served as the backup against the Sharks, could make his first start of the season. He sustained a lower-body injury in the final preseason game Sept. 30.
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Team Stats:
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Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FO% |
Mathew Barzal | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 41.12 |
Anders Lee | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 | 20 |
Josh Bailey | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | 36.36 |
Brock Nelson | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 44 |
Valtteri Filppula | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 52.43 |
Casey Cizikas | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 57.5 |
Scott Mayfield | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 |
Leo Komarov | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 42.86 |
Andrew Ladd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 66.67 |
Jordan Eberle | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 37.5 |
Matt Martin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 |
Adam Pelech | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 |
Johnny Boychuk | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Beauvillier | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 28.57 |
Cal Clutterbuck | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33.33 |
Ryan Pulock | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Luca Sbisa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Hickey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Leddy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Kuhnhackl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Goalies: |
Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | Sv% | SO | MIN |
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Robin Lehner | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 14 | 2.39 | 184 | .929 | 1 | 352 |
Thomas Greiss | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8 | 2.59 | 90 | .918 | 0 | 185 |
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Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FO% |
Sebastian Aho | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 49.63 |
Micheal Ferland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 16.2 | 39.29 |
Teuvo Teravainen | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
Justin Williams | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 63.64 |
Jordan Staal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 61.34 |
Warren Foegele | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | 83.33 |
Justin Faulk | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 | 0 |
Jordan Martinook | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 25 |
Andrei Svechnikov | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
Dougie Hamilton | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 |
Jaccob Slavin | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Pesce | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | 0 |
Valentin Zykov | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
Brock McGinn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 38.46 |
Lucas Wallmark | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 51.61 |
Calvin de Haan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor van Riemsdyk | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Phillip Di Giuseppe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nicolas Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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Goalies | |||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | Sv% | SO | MIN |
Petr Mrazek | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 16 | 2.67 | 123 | .885 | 0 | 360 |
Curtis McElhinney | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 11 | 2.76 | 91 | .892 | 0 | 240 |
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