PLAYOFF PREVIEW GAME 1: vs. Penguins Time: 7:30 ET TV: MSG+, AT&T, NBCSN & ROUND ONE SCHEDULE: PLAYERS TO WATCH SERIES EVEN 0-0-0 #27 April 10, 2019: Game 1 at NY Islanders Islanders , Anders Lee led the Islanders in goals (28) for the second straight . Lee, April 12, 2019: Game 2 at NY Islanders 28, was named team captain at the beginning of the season and set a career-high in assists (23) April 14, 2019: Game 3 at Pittsburgh this year. The Edina, MN native is tied for the most PPG (24) by an American-born player since the April 16, 2019: Game 4 at Pittsburgh start of the last season (Kessel). April 18, 2019: **Game 5 at NY Islanders RYAN PULOCK #6 April 20, 2019: **Game 6 at Pittsburgh Islanders defenseman, Ryan Pulock led all New April 22, 2019: **Game 7 at NY Islanders York blueliners in goals (9), assists (28) and points (37) in 82 games this season. Pulock, 24, was one **Denotes games if necessary of seven Islanders to appear in all 82 games & one of just two defenseman (Leddy). The Dauphin, MB native led New York with four points in four games SERIES LEADERS against Pittsburgh this season. ISLANDERS PENGUINS LEE (28) GOALS GUENTZEL (40) #87 The Penguins captain, led the team in assists (65) BARZAL (44) ASSISTS CROSBY (65) and points (100) in 79 games this season. Crosby, BARZAL (62) POINTS CROSBY (100) 31, hit the 100-point mark for the sixth time in his MAYFIELD (68) PIM MALKIN (89) 14 NHL seasons and was one of six players in PULOCK (22:20) the league to reach the century mark. The Cole TOI/G LETANG (25:37) Harbour, NS native had five points in four games CIZIKAS & PELECH (+22) +/- DUMOULIN (+31) against the Islanders this season. *2018-19 regular-season stats ISLANDERS vs. PENGUINS QUICK FACTS

2018-19 NYI SEASON RECAP: Five current Islanders appeared in at least The New York Islanders finished the season with a 48-27-7 record & 103 points good one game in the 2013 post-season series for second in the . Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss combined against the Penguins (Bailey, Cizikas, to win the William M. Jennings Trophy, after allowing an NHL-low 196 goals this season, Hickey, Martin & Nelson). Casey Cizikas 101 fewer goals than NYI allowed last year. The 103 points marked the 10th time in team was tied for third on the team with four history NYI reached the 100-point mark and was the highest point total by an Islander team points in the six games played. since 1983-84. Six5 Islanders on the current roster have won 2018-19 NYI vs. PIT REGULAR SEASON RECAP: a : Johnny Boychuk (BOS, Both the New York Islanders and went 2-1-1 in their regular season 2011), Valtteri Filppula (DET, 2008), Tom series this year. New York won both ends of the home-and-home series in the first month of Kuhnhackl (PIT, 2016 & 17), Andrew Ladd the season, while Pittsburgh won both December meetings. Phil Kessel led all players with (CAR, 2006 & CHI, 2010), (CHI, six points in the four games this season. Ryan Pulock led all Islanders with four points in 2013) & Dennis Seidenberg (BOS, 2011) four games including a three-point outing on Oct. 30, 2018 at Pittsburgh. 6 HISTORY OF NYI vs PIT PLAYOFF SERIES: Seven players on the Islanders roster have Tonight will open the fifth playoff series between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh yet to make their NHL post-season debuts: Penguins. The two teams previously met in 1975, 1982, 1993 & 2013. The Islanders Mat Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier, Michael hold the post-season series lead 3-1. The two teams last met in the First Round 2013 Dal Colle, Tanner Fritz, , . The Penguins won the series 4-2, with two of their four wins coming Adam Pelech & Devon Toews. in overtime. 7