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Game Preview: Islanders vs Blues
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (25-15-4) VS ST. LOUIS BLUES (20-20-4)
7 PM | BARCLAYS CENTER | BUY TICKETS
WATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | NHL.TV
LISTEN: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM/ISLANDERS
SEASON SERIES: NYI LEAD 1-0-0
The Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Jan. 5, scoring four goals on 14 shots in a comeback win. Barry Trotz said the Isles should have left in ski masks, insinuating his team stole a win in St. Louis. Robin Lehner made 29 saves in the win.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES
- The Islanders are coming off a 5-1 win over the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday evening. The Islanders scored three goals in the first 4:43 of the contest.
- The Islanders (54 points) are currently holding the second wild card berth in the Eastern Conference, one point back of the Montreal Canadiens (55 points) for the first wild card. The Isles are two points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins (56 points) for third in the Metropolitan Division.
- Anders Lee has seven points (2G, 5A) in his last six games.
- Brock Nelson scored his 16th goal of the season on Sunday, which tied Anders Lee for the team lead. Nelson's power-play goal was his first this season.
- Jordan Eberle is one goal shy of 200 in his NHL career. Eberle has three points (2G, 1A) in his last five games, including a goal against the Blues on Jan. 5.
- Devon Toews scored his third goal of the season on Sunday, tying for the lead among Islanders defensemen. Toews has four points (3G, 1A) in his first 10 NHL games. Vladimir Malakhov (1992-93) was the last Isles defenseman to score three times in his first 10 games.
- The Isles are 5-1-1 in the last seven games against the Blues and are 2-0-1 in three previous games against the Blues at Barclays Center.
- The Islanders will wear their alternate jerseys on Tuesday. They will wear them again on Jan. 20, with future dates released at the beginning of February.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES
- The Blues have won three straight games heading into Tuesday's action. The three-game winning streak is the Blues' longest of the season.
- St. Louis' most recent win came on Monday night, as the Blues beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. The Blues will be playing the second night of a back-to-back set when they visit Brooklyn on Tuesday.
- The Blues (44 points) are three points back of the Minnesota Wild (47 points) for the second wild card berth and fifth in the Central Division.
- David Perron is riding an 11-game point streak. Perron has five goals and nine assists (14 points) over that span.
- Ryan O'Reilly leads St. Louis with 44 points (16G, 28A) in 44 games this season.
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS (25-15-4) VS ST. LOUIS BLUES (20-20-4)
7 PM | BARCLAYS CENTER | BUY TICKETS
WATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | NHL.TV
LISTEN: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM/ISLANDERS
SEASON SERIES: NYI LEAD 1-0-0
The Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Jan. 5, scoring four goals on 14 shots in a comeback win. Barry Trotz said the Isles should have left in ski masks, insinuating his team stole a win in St. Louis. Robin Lehner made 29 saves in the win.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES
- The Islanders are coming off a 5-1 win over the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday evening. The Islanders scored three goals in the first 4:43 of the contest.
- The Islanders (54 points) are currently holding the second wild card berth in the Eastern Conference, one point back of the Montreal Canadiens (55 points) for the first wild card. The Isles are two points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins (56 points) for third in the Metropolitan Division.
- Anders Lee has seven points (2G, 5A) in his last six games.
- Brock Nelson scored his 16th goal of the season on Sunday, which tied Anders Lee for the team lead. Nelson's power-play goal was his first this season.
- Jordan Eberle is one goal shy of 200 in his NHL career. Eberle has three points (2G, 1A) in his last five games, including a goal against the Blues on Jan. 5.
- Devon Toews scored his third goal of the season on Sunday, tying for the lead among Islanders defensemen. Toews has four points (3G, 1A) in his first 10 NHL games. Vladimir Malakhov (1992-93) was the last Isles defenseman to score three times in his first 10 games.
- The Isles are 5-1-1 in the last seven games against the Blues and are 2-0-1 in three previous games against the Blues at Barclays Center.
- The Islanders will wear their alternate jerseys on Tuesday. They will wear them again on Jan. 20, with future dates released at the beginning of February.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES
- The Blues have won three straight games heading into Tuesday's action. The three-game winning streak is the Blues' longest of the season.
- St. Louis' most recent win came on Monday night, as the Blues beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. The Blues will be playing the second night of a back-to-back set when they visit Brooklyn on Tuesday.
- The Blues (44 points) are three points back of the Minnesota Wild (47 points) for the second wild card berth and fifth in the Central Division.
- David Perron is riding an 11-game point streak. Perron has five goals and nine assists (14 points) over that span.
- Ryan O'Reilly leads St. Louis with 44 points (16G, 28A) in 44 games this season.
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Jake Allen | 35 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 937 | 95 | 3.01 | 842 | .899 | 1 | 1,896 |
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Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | Sv% | SO | MIN |
Robin Lehner | 23 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 649 | 48 | 2.21 | 601 | .926 | 2 | 1,304 |
Thomas Greiss | 25 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 704 | 58 | 2.62 | 646 | .918 | 1 | 1,330 |
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PLAYER | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ATOI | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | SOG | SPCT |
Mathew Barzal, C | 44 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -5 | 26 | 18:35 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 12.3 |
Josh Bailey, LW | 44 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 17:29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 13.7 |
Anders Lee, LW | 44 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 35 | 17:22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 13.8 |
Brock Nelson, C | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 18:03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 17.2 |
Jordan Eberle, RW | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 12 | 16:33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11.5 |
Valtteri Filppula, C | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 24.3 |
Casey Cizikas, C | 37 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 20.8 |
Ryan Pulock, D | 44 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 22:34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3.2 |
Anthony Beauvillier, LW | 43 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -2 | 4 | 15:11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13.5 |
Nick Leddy, D | 44 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 12 | 21:58 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
Scott Mayfield, D | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 19:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 5.1 |
Leo Komarov, C | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 14:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 |
Johnny Boychuk, D | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 18:29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 3.0 |
Cal Clutterbuck, RW | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 36 | 13:21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7.0 |
Matt Martin, LW | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17.9 |
Adam Pelech, D | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 |
Andrew Ladd, LW | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14.3 |
Tom Kuhnhackl, RW | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18.8 |
Thomas Hickey, D | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 19:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0.0 |
Devon Toews, D | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
Ross Johnston, LW | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
Josh Ho-Sang, RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
Michael Dal Colle, LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
Tanner Fritz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Luca Sbisa, D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Stephen Gionta, RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 8:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
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PLAYER | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ATOI | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | SOG | SPCT |
Ryan O'Reilly, C | 44 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 20:39 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 13.7 |
David Perron, LW | 43 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 16:57 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 20.3 |
Vladimir Tarasenko, RW | 43 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -12 | 20 | 18:23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 9.6 |
Brayden Schenn, C | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 28 | 18:33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10.3 |
Jaden Schwartz, LW | 31 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 18:49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3.6 |
Vince Dunn, D | 40 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 17:35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5.4 |
Tyler Bozak, C | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 10 | 16:25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8.0 |
Alex Pietrangelo, D | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 12 | 24:07 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.8 |
Alexander Steen, LW | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 10 | 16:49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 10.2 |
Oskar Sundqvist, C | 36 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 11:57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 15.1 |
Robert Thomas, C | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | 12:23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 |
Ivan Barbashev, LW | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 9 | 11:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28.6 |
Colton Parayko, D | 44 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 22:55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7.7 |
Patrick Maroon, LW | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 36 | 13:48 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6.5 |
Zach Sanford, LW | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 12:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13.2 |
Jay Bouwmeester, D | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 22 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
Joel Edmundson, D | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 58 | 20:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1.6 |
Robert Bortuzzo, D | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17 | 16:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3.2 |
Robby Fabbri, C | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
Carl Gunnarsson, D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 |
Jordan Nolan, C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
Chris Butler, D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
Jordan Schmaltz, D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 2 | 11:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
Sammy Blais, LW | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 6 | 9:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
Jordan Kyrou, C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 10:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
Jakub Jerabek, D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 7:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Nikita Soshnikov, RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chris Thorburn, RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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EASTERN CONFERENCE | W | L | OTL | PTS | GP | ROW | SOW | SOL | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | STRK |
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Lightning | 35 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 133 | 56 | 19-4-0 | 16-5-2 | 8-2-0 | L1 |
Capitals | 27 | 13 | 5 | 59 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 155 | 132 | 23 | 13-7-3 | 14-6-2 | 5-3-2 | L2 |
Maple Leafs | 28 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 45 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 128 | 33 | 13-10-1 | 15-5-1 | 5-5-0 | L2 |
Blue Jackets | 27 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 139 | 9 | 13-8-2 | 14-7-1 | 7-3-0 | W3 |
Bruins | 26 | 15 | 5 | 57 | 46 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 119 | 14 | 16-6-1 | 10-9-4 | 6-3-1 | L1 |
Penguins | 25 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 132 | 29 | 13-8-2 | 12-6-4 | 8-2-0 | L1 |
Canadiens | 25 | 17 | 5 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 12-9-2 | 13-8-3 | 6-4-0 | W2 |
Islanders | 25 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 134 | 117 | 17 | 11-7-3 | 14-8-1 | 8-2-0 | W1 |
Sabres | 23 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 137 | -4 | 14-6-3 | 9-11-3 | 3-6-1 | L3 |
Hurricanes | 22 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 130 | -7 | 13-7-4 | 9-11-1 | 7-3-0 | W2 |
Devils | 18 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 153 | -17 | 13-5-4 | 5-15-3 | 6-4-0 | W2 |
Rangers | 18 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 126 | 157 | -31 | 11-6-5 | 7-14-2 | 3-6-1 | L1 |
Panthers | 17 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 138 | 160 | -22 | 8-6-5 | 9-13-3 | 3-5-2 | L6 |
Red Wings | 17 | 23 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 133 | 160 | -27 | 9-12-4 | 8-11-3 | 2-6-2 | W1 |
Flyers | 17 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 164 | -34 | 9-10-3 | 8-13-3 | 2-7-1 | W1 |
Senators | 17 | 24 | 5 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 178 | -35 | 11-9-4 | 6-15-1 | 2-7-1 | L1 |
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WESTERN CONFERENCE | W | L | OTL | PTS | GP | ROW | SOW | SOL | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | STRK |
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Flames | 30 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 133 | 40 | 15-4-4 | 15-9-0 | 8-1-1 | W5 |
Sharks | 27 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 47 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 141 | 26 | 16-4-4 | 11-9-3 | 8-1-1 | W6 |
Jets | 29 | 14 | 2 | 60 | 45 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 128 | 28 | 17-6-2 | 12-8-0 | 6-4-0 | W2 |
Golden Knights | 28 | 16 | 4 | 60 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 127 | 19 | 15-4-3 | 13-12-1 | 8-1-1 | W1 |
Predators | 27 | 16 | 4 | 58 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 122 | 23 | 15-7-0 | 12-9-4 | 5-3-2 | L2 |
Stars | 23 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 122 | -1 | 14-6-2 | 9-13-2 | 5-4-1 | L2 |
Avalanche | 21 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 147 | 10 | 9-6-5 | 12-11-3 | 2-6-2 | W1 |
Wild | 22 | 20 | 3 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 132 | -4 | 11-8-3 | 11-12-0 | 5-5-0 | L2 |
Oilers | 22 | 21 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 146 | -13 | 12-10-1 | 10-11-2 | 4-6-0 | W1 |
Ducks | 19 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 112 | 140 | -28 | 10-7-8 | 9-11-1 | 0-6-4 | L11 |
Canucks | 21 | 21 | 5 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 148 | -12 | 10-9-2 | 11-12-3 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
Blues | 20 | 20 | 4 | 44 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 135 | -10 | 11-13-2 | 9-7-2 | 6-4-0 | W3 |
Coyotes | 20 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 130 | -14 | 8-12-2 | 12-10-1 | 5-4-1 | L1 |
Blackhawks | 16 | 23 | 9 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 179 | -37 | 8-10-6 | 8-13-3 | 3-4-3 | L4 |
Kings | 18 | 25 | 3 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 136 | -31 | 11-13-1 | 7-12-2 | 5-5-0 | W1 |
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