GAMEDAY PREVIEW December 10, 2018 vs TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG + RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS PENGUINS MATT MARTIN #17 14-11-3 (31 pts) RECORD 12-10-6 (30 pts) Islanders forward, Matt Martin scored his first game- T-3rd in Metro STANDINGS T-5th in Metro winner of the year in Saturday’s 3-2 win in Detroit. W, 3-2 at DET LAST GAME OTL, 2-1 at OTT Of Martin’s 46 career goals with the Islanders, 10 Dec. 12 vs VGK NEXT GAME Dec. 12 at CHI have been game-winners. The Windsor, ON native recorded his lone multi-point game of the season in 15.1% (27th) POWER-PLAY 24.4% (8th) the Oct. 30 meeting in Pittsburgh (1G, 1A). Martin, 78.4% (18th) KILL 82.9% (7th) 29, has five points (4G, 1A) in 17 games this season. R. Pulock (22:56) TOI/G M. Green (22:08) SEASON SERIES RYAN PULOCK #6 Ryan Pulock led all Islanders with four points (4A) Oct. 30, 2018: NYI 6 at PIT 3 through three games against the Penguins this Nov. 01, 2018: NYI 3 vs PIT 2 (SO) season. Pulock, 24, scored the game-tying on Saturday in Detroit and has three points (1G, 2A) Dec. 06, 2018: PIT 6 vs NYI 2 in his last four games. The Dauphin, MB native currently ranks second among team defenseman Dec. 10, 2018: Uniondale, NY with 10 points (2G, 8A) in 28 games this year.

TEAM LEADERS PHIL KESSEL #81 Penguins forward, Phil Kessel co-leads Pittsburgh ISLANDERS PENGUINS with 33 points (12G, 21A) through 28 games this LEE (11) GOALS CROSBY (15) season. Kessel, 31, recorded a season-high four BARZAL (19) ASSISTS MALKIN (23) points (2G, 2A) in Thursday’s match-up against BAILEY(23) POINTS KESSEL/MALKIN (33) the Islanders giving him six points (2G, 4A) in three games this season against NYI. The Madison, WI CLUTTERBUCK (30) PIM MALKIN (34) native is currently riding a eight-game point streak EBERLE (3) GWG 4 PLAYERS WITH 2 against the Islanders. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Second-year forward Mathew Barzal drew two Tonight, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins will close out their penalties in Saturday’s win in Detroit giving regular season series as the two teams meet at NYCB Live, Home of the him 14 penalties drawn this season, good for Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the first time since January, 2015. most on the team and T-8th in the NHL. Since The Islanders are 2-1-0 against Pittsburgh this season with their lone loss the start of last season, no player in the NHL coming four days ago in Pittsburgh. has drawn more minor penalties then Barzal (54). 14 LAST TIME OUT: Islanders forward Matt Martin scored the game-winning goal 3:24 into the third Longest tenured Islanders, Josh Bailey tallied period to help the Islanders erase a two-goal deficit and top the Red Wings 3-2 an assist on Ryan Pulock’s game-tying goal on Saturday night in Detroit. Casey Cizikas and Ryan Pulock also scored for New on Saturday, giving him 400 career-points York while Josh Bailey tallied his 400th NHL point (assist) in the win. (131G, 269A) in 743 NHL games. Bailey, 29, leads the Islanders in points this season FIRST THINGS FIRST with 23. The Bowmanville, ON native became Through 27 games this season, the Islanders are 9-4-3 when scoring the first the 14th player in New York Islander history to goal of the game and is 5-7-0 when allowing the opening goal. 400 reach the 400-points milestone with the team.