GAMEDAY PREVIEW MARCH 23, 2019 at Philadelphia Flyers TIME: 1:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS FLYERS ANDERS LEE #27 42-25-7 (91 pts) RECORD 36-30-8 (80 pts) Islanders captain Anders Lee leads the team with T-2nd in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Metro 27 goals and five game-winners through 74 games L, 4-0 at MTL LAST GAME W, 3-1 at CHI this season. Lee, 28, has four goals in his last six March 24 vs ARI NEXT GAME March 24 at WSH games, the most on the team. The Edina, MN native tied his career-high with a four-point night 15.1% (29th) POWER-PLAY 16.8% (23rd) in the Oct. 27 meeting between these two teams 81.1% (12th) KILL 78.6% (25th) in Philadelphia. SEASON SERIES MATT MARTIN #17 Oct. 27, 2018: NYI 6 at PHI 1 Islanders forward Matt Martin is one assist shy of Mar. 03, 2019: PHI 4 at NYI 1 tying his career-high of nine assists, which he’s reached three times in his nine-year NHL career. Mar. 09, 2019: PHI 5 at NYI 2 Martin, 29, leads the Islanders with 249 career hits this season, good for fourth most in the NHL. The Mar. 23, 2019: Philadelphia, PA Windsor, ON native has seven career points (3G, 4A) in 35 games vs PHI, his second highest point TEAM LEADERS total against all NHL teams. ISLANDERS FLYERS JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK #25 LEE (27) GOALS COUTURIER (31) Philadelphia forward James van Riemsdyk is currently BARZAL (41) ASSISTS GIROUX (59) riding a five-game point streak (6G, 1A), good for the BARZAL (58) POINTS GIROUX (79) longest active streak on the Flyers. Van Riemsdyk, MAYFIELD (64) PIM GUDAS & HAGG (57) 29, ranks second on the team with 26 goals, including seven in his last seven games. The Middletown, NJ LEE (5) GWG COUTURIER (5) native had a goal and an assist in the previous meeting PULOCK (22:14) TOI/G PROVOROV (25:04) between the Islanders and Flyers on March 9 on Long CIZIKAS (+23) +/- GIROUX (+18) Island. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TODAY’S MATCHUP: The New York Islanders will close out their season series with the Flyers this afternoon Thomas Greiss has won 22 games in Philadelphia. The Islanders are 1-2-0 through the first three meetings with each team and Robin Lehner has won 20. It’s earning wins on the road. Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal both lead New York with four the 1st time in the last 35 years that points in the previous three meetings against Philadelphia this season. two different Islanders goalies have won at least 20 games; Billy Smith LAST TIME OUT: won 23 games and Carey Price turned aside all 28 shots he faced to help the Islanders 4-0 on Thursday won 20 in 1983-84. night in Montreal. Joel Armia scored with seven seconds to play in the first period that stood 20 as the eventual game-winner while the Canadiens added three goals in the opening nine minutes of the second period to earn the win. Today the Islanders will play in their 11th afternoon game of the season. The BACK TO BACKS: Islanders are 36-21-7 in night games Tonight the Islanders will play in their final back-to-back series of the season. The and 6-4-0 in matinees. After tonight the Islanders are 7-4-1 in the front half of back-to-backs and 10-1-1 in the second half. Islanders will have one afternoon game Earlier this season, the Islanders won the first nine back-ends of back-to-backs remaining, March 24th vs. Arizona. establishing a new club record for consecutive wins in back ends. 11