GAMEDAY PREVIEW December 23, 2018 at TIME: 8:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS STARS #6 17-13-4 (38 pts) RECORD 18-15-3 (39 pts) Islanders defenseman, Ryan Pulock recorded an 4th in Metro STANDINGS 4th in Central assist for the third straight game and now has five L, 4-2 at VGK LAST GAME W, 2-1 at MIN helpers in the last three games. Pulock, 24, leads all Islanders blueliners in points (15) through 34 games Dec. 28 vs OTT NEXT GAME Dec. 27 at NSH this season. The Dauphin, MB native has recorded 15.2% (24th) POWER-PLAY 20.0% (16th) 13 assists which is tied for third most on the team. 77.9% (21st) KILL 82.7% (9th) Pulock recorded an assist in the November meeting R. Pulock (22:55) TOI/G J. Klingberg (25:01) between the Islanders and Stars. SEASON SERIES JOSH BAILEY #12 New York Islanders alternate , Josh Bailey Nov. 18, 2018: DAL 6 at NYI 2 is currently riding a four-game point streak (4A), Dec. 23, 2018: Dallas, TX good for longest on the team. Bailey, 29, co-leads the Islanders with 28 points through 34 games this season. The Bowmanville, ON native and longest tenured player on the Islanders has nine points (2G, 7A) in 14 career games against the Dallas Stars.

TEAM LEADERS TYLER SEGUIN #91 Dallas forward, Tyler Seguin currently leads the ISLANDERS STARS Stars in assists (21), points (32) and plus/minus LEE/NELSON (12) GOALS BENN (15) (+12) through 36 games this season. Seguin, 26, BARZAL (23) ASSISTS SEGUIN (21) ranks fourth in the NHL with 140 shots on . The BAILEY/BARZAL (28) POINTS SEGUIN (32) Brampton, ON native co-led the Stars with three points (1G, 2A) in the November meeting between CLUTTERBUCK (36) PIM POLAK (41) the Islanders and Stars. EBERLE (3) GWG SHORE (3) NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The Islanders are at the end of their four-game Tonight, the New York Islanders close out their four-game, seven-day Western Conference road trip as they travel to Dallas complete their season-series with road trip, tying their longest of the season. During the Stars. Last time out, Dallas topped the Islanders 6-2 on Nov. 18 in Brooklyn. this road trip, New York opened their regular- season series with Colorado and Arizona. They LAST TIME OUT: also closed out the season-series with Vegas on The Islanders allowed three unanswered goals in the third period as the Vegas Thursday and Dallas tonight. The Islanders are Golden Knights topped the slanders 4-2 on Thursday night in Las Vega. The 2-3-0 against the teams they will see on this road Golden Knights swept the season series (2-0-0) after the Islanders were one of two trip so far this season. teams to complete that feat last season against the eventual Western Conference 4 champions. New York Islanders , Barry Trotz DEVON TOEWS CALLED UP: leads all active coaches in games behind the Defenseman Devon Toews earned his first NHL recall up on Wednesday. bench (1558) and is second to Toews, 24, has recorded 19 points (5G, 14A) in 24 games with the Sound Tigers in wins (779). Trotz’ NHL record is 779-581- this season, which ranks second among team defensemen and fourth overall. 60-138 in 1558 games and is now just three Toews is the only player on the Islanders’ roster who has yet to appear in a wins behind Islanders’ Hall of Fame coach, Al game this season. The Abbotsford, BC native was drafted by the Islanders in Arbour on the all-time win list. the fourth round (108th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft. 3