NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW October 20, 2018 at San Jose Sharks TIME: 10:30 TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 (Nassau County) and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS SHARKS CASEY CIZIKAS #53 3-3-0 RECORD 3-3-1 Islanders forward Casey Cizikas opened the scoring T-6th in Metro STANDINGS 4th in Pacific in the Islanders 7-2 on Thursday. He also added an W, 7-2 at LAK LAST GAME W, 5-1 vs BUF assist against the Kings for his second multi-point Oct. 24 vs FLA NEXT GAME Oct. 23 at NSH game this season. Cizikas, 27, has five points (3G, 2A) in five games and is currently riding a three 21.0% POWER-PLAY 17.9% game goal streak tying the longest of his career 76.5% PENALTY KILL 81.8% (2013). The Toronto, Ontario native ranks second on R. Pulock (23:08) TOI/G E. Karlsson (25:49) the team in goals. SEASON SERIES VALTTERI FILPPULA #51 In Thursday night’s win over the Los Angeles Oct. 8, 2018: NYI 4 vs SJS 0 Kings, forward Valtteri Filppula scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to take over the Oct. 20, 2018: San Jose, CA team goal-scoring lead. Filppula, recorded his first three-point night since he accomplished the feat on December 14, 2016 (at CGY). The Vantaa, Finland native has six points (4G, 2A) in six games this season. TEAM LEADERS BRENT BURNS #88 ISLANDERS SHARKS Sharks veteran defenseman Brent Burns is tied for second in the NHL in assists by defenseman. Burns’ FILPPULA (4) GOALS 3 PLAYERS WITH 4 six helpers leads San Jose. The Barrie, Ontario BARZAL (6) ASSISTS BURNS (6) native is currently riding a four-game-point streak, BARZAL (7) POINTS KANE (7) the longest streak on the Sharks this season. Burns, MAYFIELD (7) PIM KANE (10) 33, is currently playing in his 15th NHL season and eighth with the Sharks. 3 PLAYERS WITH 1 GWG 3 PLAYERS WITH 1 NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCH-UP: In Thursday nights win in Los Angeles, New The Islanders will close out their season series with the San Jose tonight as they York Islanders defensemen Thomas Hickey take on the Sharks at SAP Center. Last time out, Robin Lehner recorded 35 saves and Scott Mayfield both finished with a+5 in his Islanders debut to help New York shutout the Sharks 4-0 at Barclays Center. rating good for new career-highs. On Thursday, The Islanders will end their road trip four-game road trip tonight in San Jose as the Hickey and Mayfield became the first pair of look to sweep the season series with the Sharks. Islanders defenseman to finish +5 (or better) since March 17, 1990 (Gerald Diduck and Joe LAST TIME OUT: Reekie vs. NYR). 5 The New York Islanders scored a season-high seven goals including a power- play goal and a short-handed goal in their 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Islanders blueliner Scott Mayfield recorded Thursday night. The Islanders seven goals were the most they have scored in LA a career-high three assists in Thursday’s since 1989, and their most ever at Staples Center (opened in 1999). Six different win in LA. Mayfield, 26, became the first Islanders recorded multi-point night outings, three players posted season-high Islander defenseman to record a plus five three point nights. rating and add three assists in the same game in 36 years (D. Potvin, 1982). The St. Louis, Missouri native leads all team FIRST THINGS FIRST defenseman in points (5) and assists (4). The New York Islanders come into tonight’s game with a perfect 3-0-0 record when scoring the first goal of the game (0-3-0 when allowing the first goal). 36