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Home , Barry Trotz, Michael Dal Colle, Nick Leddy, Tom Wilson (ice hockey), Valtteri Filppula, Washington Capitals

GAMEDAY PREVIEW JANUARY 18, 2019 at Capitals TIME: 7:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS CAPITALS NICK LEDDY #2 27-15-4 (58 pts) RECORD 27-14-5 (59 pts) Defenseman Nick Leddy registered a pair of assists 3rd in Metro STANDINGS T-1st in Metro in Thursday’s win over the Devils. Leddy, 27, W, 4-1 vs NJD LAST GAME L, 7-2 at NSH recorded his third multi-point game of the season and now has 18 points (1G, 17A) in 46 games this Jan. 20 vs ANA NEXT GAME Jan. 20 at CHI year. Half of the Eden Prairie, MN native’s points 16.4% (25th) POWER-PLAY 21.6% (12th) have come against opponents 79.0% (20th) KILL 78.2% (24th) (1G, 8A) as have all three of his multi-point games. R. Pulock (22:34) TOI/G J .Carlson (25:19) SEASON SERIES #6 Ryan Pulock is currently riding a three-game point Nov. 26, 2018: WSH vs NYI 1 streak against the Capitals, scoring a and four assists in his last three games vs WSH. Pulock, Jan. 18, 2019: Washington, DC 24, leads all Islanders in TOI per game this season (22:34) and the team has a 15-7-3 record in the Mar. 01, 2019: Uniondale, NY games when he leads in TOI. Among all Islander April 6, 2019: Washington, DC blueliners, the Dauphin, MB native ranks first in points (19), assists (16) and is tied for first in goals (3). TEAM LEADERS NICKLAS BACKSTROM #19 ISLANDERS CAPITALS Capitals alternate Nicklas Backstrom ranks second on Washington in both points (46) LEE (18) GOALS OVECHKIN (33) and assists (34) through 45 games this season. BARZAL (30) ASSISTS CARLSON (37) Backstrom, 31, co-led Washington with three points BARZAL (43) POINTS OVECHKIN (52) (3A) in the Nov. 26 meeting between the two teams. The Valbo, Sweden native has 42 points (11G, 31A) MAYFIELD (44) PIM WILSON (56) in 41 career games against the Islanders including THREE TIED WITH 3 GWG BACKSTROM (4) an active three-game point streak vs NYI. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: With the 4-1 win last night over the New The Islanders head to the Nation’s Capital to face the for the Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders second of four meetings this season. In November the Capitals topped the Islanders earned their 1600th game in franchise 4-1 in Brooklyn behind three-point outings from Nicklas Backstrom and . history. The Islanders all time record is 1600-1535-347-146 (3,693 points). Last night, the franchise won its 27th LAST TIME OUT: game of the season. The Islanders scored three goals in the first period en route to a 4-1 win over the Thursday night on Long Island. Michael Dal Colle scored his first career goal, while , Nick Leddy and Jordan Eberle all recorded multi-point games 16K in the 1600th win in franchise history. Both Jordan Eberle and Valtteri Filppula scored their 10th goals of the season in TROTZ’S RETURN TO D.C. Thursday’s win over the St. Louis Blues. Islanders returns to coach his first game in Washington Through 45 games, the Islanders now since winning the with his former team last season. Trotz ranks have eight players who have scored at first among all active coaches in games coached (1,570) and is second among least 10 goals this season. It’s the first active coaches to Oilers Head Coach in wins (789). The first-year time since the 1984-85 season that eight Islanders coach has compiled a 27-15-4 record this season and is one of only six Islanders have scored at least 10 goals in coaches in NHL history to reach 700 career wins. the first 45 games of a season. 10