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NEW YORK ISLANDERS PLAYOFF PREVIEW GAME 2: vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Time: 7:30 ET TV: MSG+, AT&T, NBCSN & SportsNet ROUND ONE SCHEDULE: PLAYERS TO WATCH NYI LEADS 1-0-0 JOSH BAILEY #12 Islanders alternate captain, Josh Bailey recorded April 10, 2019: NYI 4 vs PIT 3 (OT) his first career post-season overtime goal on April 12, 2019: Game 2 at NY Islanders Wednesday night. Bailey, 29, is the longest tenured Islander and has 12 points (5G, 7A) in 23 April 14, 2019: Game 3 at Pittsburgh career playoff games. The Bowmanville, ON native is one of six Islanders to play in the NYI vs. PIT April 16, 2019: Game 4 at Pittsburgh 2013 playoff series. April 18, 2019: **Game 5 at NY Islanders JORDAN EBERLE #7 April 20, 2019: **Game 6 at Pittsburgh Islanders forward, Jordan Eberle recorded his first April 22, 2019: **Game 7 at NY Islanders career post-season goal on Wednesday. Eberle, 28, led all Islanders with a goal and an assist and **Denotes games if necessary added five shots on goal with a plus-2 rating in the win. The Regina, SK native scored just 100 seconds into the game, making it the fastest goal SERIES LEADERS to start a series in franchise history. ISLANDERS PENGUINS FOUR TIED WITH 1 GOALS THREE TIED WITH 1 PHIL KESSEL #81 Pittsburgh forward, Phil Kessel recorded two points SEVEN TIED WITH 1 ASSISTS SIXTIED WITH 1 (1G, 1A) for the Penguins on Wednesday. In the EBERLE (2) POINTS THREE TIED WITH 2 regular season, Kessel led the team with six points FIVE TIED WITH 2 PIM FOUR TIED WITH 2 (2G, 4A) in four games against the Islanders. The PELECH (23:05) Madison, WI native is tied with NYI captain Anders TOI/G LETANG 28:38 Lee for most power-play goals by an American- BAILEY (1) GWG - - - born player since the start of last season. ISLANDERS vs. PENGUINS QUICK FACTS GAME 1 RECAP: Josh Bailey scored 4:39 into overtime as the New York Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Wednesday night marked the sixth time the Penguins 4-3 on Wednesday night to take Game 1 of the First Round series on Long Islanders have gone to overtime in Game 1 Island. Jordan Eberle recorded his first career multi-point post-season game, while of a series. New York is now 5-1 in Game 1 Robin Lehner made 41 saves to earn his first post-season win. overtimes. LEHNER’S FIRST WIN: On Wednesday night, Robin Lehner turned aside 41-of-44 shots he faced to earn his 6 first career post-season win. Lehner, 27, combined with Thomas Greiss to win the Valtteri Filppula recorded an assist Islanders’ second ever William M. Jennings Trophy, after allowing an NHL-low 196 goals on Nick Leddy’s late go-ahead goal at in the regular season. Lehner’s 41-save game is the most by any goaltender so far this the time. Filppula has played 27 playoff post-season. game against the Penguins, the most among all active players. NYI POST-SEASON DEBUTANTES: On Wednesday night, Mat Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier, Adam Pelech & Devon Toews 27 Wednesday night marked the Islanders made their NHL post-season debuts. Barzal, Pelech & Toews all recorded a point in their third playoff overtime win over the first ever playoff game while Beauvillier finished with a plus-1 rating and provided the Penguins (3-3). All six post-season net-front screen on Nick Leddy’s late third-period go-ahead goal. Pelech, 24, led all overtime matchups between New York and Islanders in TOI (23:05), Barzal recorded the primary assist on Josh Bailey’s OT winner Pittsburgh have been decided in the first and Toews assisted on the Islanders power-play goal in the first period. 3 nine minutes of the first OT period. .