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GAMEDAY PREVIEW December 8, 2018 at TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG + RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS RED WINGS MATHEW BARZAL #13 13-11-3 (29 pts) RECORD 13-12-4 (30 pts) Second-year forward, Mathew Barzal led all T-3rd in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Atlantic Islanders with eight points (8A) in three games L, 6-2 at PIT LAST GAME OTW, 5-4 at TOR against Detroit last season including one of his three Dec. 10 vs PIT NEXT GAME Dec. 10 vs LAK five-point outings in New York’s Feb 9 overtime win. Barzal, 21, has 21 points (3G, 18A) in 27 games this 14.6% (27th) POWER-PLAY 18.8% (18th) season, third most on the team. The Coquitlam, BC 77.7% (21st) KILL 79.6% (16th) native’s eight points against DET are his third most R. Pulock (22:56) TOI/G M. Green (22:08) against any NHL franchise. SEASON SERIES RYAN PULOCK #6 Ryan Pulock led all Islander defenseman with three Dec. 08, 2018: Detroit, MI points (2G, 1A) in three games against the Red Dec. 15, 2018: Uniondale, NY Wings last season. Pulock, 24, has nine points (1G, 8A) through 27 games this season, good for Mar. 16, 2019: Detroit, MI second-most among team blueliners. The Dauphin, MB native recorded an assist in Thursday’s loss in Pittsburgh and has three assists in his last five games. TEAM LEADERS #71 Red Wing forward, Dylan Larkin leads Detroit in ISLANDERS RED WINGS both goals (11) and points (26) through 29 games LEE (11) GOALS LARKIN (11) this season. Larkin, 22, has four points in his last BARZAL (18) ASSISTS NYQUIST (19) two games including the overtime game-winner on BAILEY/LEE (22) POINTS LARKIN/ NYQUIST (26) Thursday against Toronto. The Waterford, MI native recorded five points (1G,4A) in three games against CLUTTERBUCK (28) PIM BERTUZZI (28) the Islanders last season, tallying at least one point EBERLE (3) GWG LARKIN (3) in all three meetings. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Islanders , , is the team’s Tonight, the New York Islanders travel to Detroit to open their regular-season leading scorer and currently riding a series with the Red Wings. Last season, the Islanders went 2-1-0 against four-game goal streak, tying the longest the Red Wings including a come-from-behind overtime win on April 9 in the streak of his career. Lee has accounted for four Islanders season finale. Both Islander wins over Detroit came in overtime. of the Islanders last seven goals. The Edina, MN native is the Islanders’ reigning Ironman, LAST TIME OUT: having played in 145 straight games. 4 The Islanders allowed six goals, which tied a season-high for goals against, as New York suffered their first lost to the Penguins this season. Phil Kessel led The New York Islanders are 7-3-0 in their Pittsburgh with four points (2G, 2A) while and Anders Lee scored last 10 visits to the Motor City and 1-0-0 at for New York in the 6-2 loss on Thursday night. . The Islanders are 4-2- 1 in their last 7 games between the teams. Tonight is the first of a Saturday night home- FIRST THINGS FIRST and-home matchup between the two teams. Through 27 games this season, the Islanders are 9-4-3 when scoring the first goal of the game and is 4-7-0 when allowing the opening goal. The Islanders will host the Red Wings at 10 next week.