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New York Islanders Playoff Preview NEW YORK ISLANDERS PLAYOFF PREVIEW ROUND 2, GAME 2: Carolina Hurricanes Time: 3:00 ET TV: NBC & SportsNet ROUND TWO SCHEDULE: PLAYERS TO WATCH 1-0-0 JOSH BAILEY #12 Islanders alternate captain, Josh Bailey, has four April 26, 2019: CAR 1 at NYI 0 (OT) points in five post-season games this year. Bailey, April 28, 2019: Game 2 at NY Islanders 29, led all skaters with five shots on goal in Game 1. The Bowmanville, ON native is one point shy of May 01, 2019: Game 3 at Carolina tying his previous career-high playoff point total of May 03, 2019: Game 4 at Carolina five, set back in 2014-15. May 05, 2019: **Game 5 at NY Islanders DEVON TOEWS #25 May 07, 2019: **Game 6 at Carolina Islanders rookie, Devon Toews ranks third among May 08, 2019: **Game 7 at NY Islanders NHL rookies in TOI/per game at 18:48 this post- season. Toews, 25, played 20:07 in Game 1 of **Denotes games if necessary this series, good for a post-season high. The Abbotsford, BC native ranks second among rookie SERIES LEADERS blueliners in the playoffs with a pair of assists. ISLANDERS HURRICANES JORDAN STAAL #11 EBERLE (4) GOALS FOEGELE & STAAL (4) Carolina alternate captain, Jordan Staal scored the BARZAL (5) ASSISTS SLAVIN (9) GWG in Game 1 on Friday, his first career playoff EBERLE (6) POINTS SLAVIN (9) overtime winner. With the goal in Game 1, Staal, BARZAL (8) 30, now co-leads the Hurricanes with four goals PIM FERLAND (14) this post-season. The Thunder Bay, ON native has PULOCK (22:21) TOI/G SLAVIN (26:59) seven points in eight post-season games including NELSON (2) GWG STAAL (2) an active three-game point streak. ISLANDERS vs. PENGUINS QUICK FACTS GAME 1 RECAP: The New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes played to a scoreless tie through Islanders forward Matt Martin leads regulation before Jordan Staal scored 4:04 into overtime to give Carolina a 1-0 series lead the team and ranks third in the NHL Friday night in Brooklyn. Robin Lehner made 31 saves as the Islanders dropped their first in hits this post-season with 42. game of the 2019 post-season. # Martin leads the NHL in hits/game at 8.4 per game. ABOUT FRIDAY NIGHT: The Islanders and Hurricanes were scoreless at the end of regulation, marking the second time in Islanders history, a playoff game was scoreless through three periods. The last time Robin17 Lehner turned aside 161- it happened was April 18, 1979, New York’s Mike Bossy scored 2:31 into overtime to give of-168 shots he’s seen this post the Islanders a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was also the first time since season. Lehner has allowed only 2016 since a playoff game was 0-0 after regulation (April, 13 - STL vs CHI). one goal in four-straight post- # season games dating back to Game TROTZ UP FOR JACK ADAMS AWARD: 2 vs Pittsburgh. On Friday, the NHL announced that New York Islanders Head Coach Barry Trotz is a finalist for the 2019 Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year). Trotz is one of three finalists 40 for the award, alongside Craig Berube (STL) and Jon Cooper (TBL). In his first season with the Islanders, Trotz led the club to a 103-point campaign, their highest point total since the The New York Islanders have allowed 1983-84 season (104 points). The Islanders’ fourth-place Eastern Conference ranking was just one goal in four-straight games for their best finish since the conference was created (1993), while their fifth-place finish in the the second time in team history. overall NHL standings marked their first top-5 ranking since 1985-86. 1.
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