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ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW November 3, 2018 vs Devils TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG + RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 WFAN Sports Radio 660 AM,101.9 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS DEVILS #12 7-4-1 (15 pts) RECORD 5-4-1 (11 pts) On Thursday’s win over , the alternate T-1st in Metro STANDINGS T-7th in Metro Josh Bailey opened the scoring for New SOW, 3-2 vs PIT LAST GAME L, 4-3 at DET York and added the game-winner in the shootout Nov. 5 vs. MTL NEXT GAME Nov. 5 at PIT to extend his team-leading point streak to seven games. Bailey, 29, scored his fifth shorthanded of 22.2% POWER-PLAY 27.9% his career, first since 2012, also against Pittsburgh. 78.4% KILL 80.5% The , ON native leads the Islanders in R. Pulock (23:04) TOI/G S. Vatanen (23:31) points this season (13). SEASON SERIES #53 Casey Cizikas recorded the lone assist on Bailey’s Nov. 03, 2018: , NY short-handed for his second shorthanded point of the season. Cizikas, 27, is one of nine players Nov. 23, 2018: Newark, NJ in the NHL with multiple shorthanded points this season. The , ON native has seven points Jan. 17, 2019: Uniondale, NY (3G, 4A) through 11 games this season, tied for fifth Feb. 07, 2019: Newark, NJ most on the team.

TEAM LEADERS #9 ISLANDERS DEVILS Reigning Hart Trophy winner (NHL MVP), Taylor Hall is currently riding a nine-game point streak, NELSON (6) GOALS PALMIERI (9) tied for the second longest active streak in the NHL. BARZAL (11) ASSISTS HALL (11) Hall, 26, has 13 points in 11 games this season and BAILEY/ (13) POINTS PALMIERI (13) leads New Jersey with 11 assists. Last season, the LEE (19) PIM WOOD (17) , AB native led the Devils with seven points (4G, 3A) in four games against the Islanders. 6 PLAYERS WITH 1 GWG PALMIERI (2) QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCH-UP: Tonight the New York Islanders are hosting The Islanders will look to extend their four-game win streak tonight as they take their second annual Alumni weekend. There on the New at . Last season, the Islanders went will be 49 former Islanders attending tonight’s 1-3-0 against the Devils. The Islanders have won eight of their last nine home game as a part of the weekend. The honored games against New Jersey. guests in attendance all appeared in games for the Islanders over the course of five decades spanning from the team’s inaugural season in LAST TIME OUT: 1972 through 2014.. Josh Bailey opened the scoring for New York and added the shootout winner to 49 extend his point streak to seven games and help the Islanders win their fourth straight against divisional opponents. made 29 saves including all In Thursday night’s win over Pittsburgh, the three in the shootout to earn his third win of the season. Islanders recorded their 75th all-time shootout win, tying the Penguins for most in the NHL. Thomas Greiss stopped all three Pittsburgh NYI vs THE METRO: shooters while alternate captain, Josh Bailey The Islanders start the season 5-0-0 against their division for the second time in team scored the shootout winner for New York. history and the first time since 1982-83. New York is 4-0-0 in their five-game stretch Thursday was the 14th shootout between the against the . This stint is only the second time that the Isles have Islanders and Penguins with NYI winning nine. ever played at least five consecutive games against Metro opponents, last time New 75 York went 5-1-0 in a six-game stretch of Metro opponents in November 2014.