GAMEDAY PREVIEW December 6, 2018 at Penguins TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG + RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS PENGUINS CASEY CIZIKAS #53 13-10-3 (29 pts) RECORD 11-10-5 (27 pts) Islanders forward Casey Cizikas recorded a season- T-3rd in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Metro high 14:50 TOI in Tuesday night’s loss to the Jets. L, 3-1 vs WPG LAST GAME W, 6-3 vs COL Cizikas, 27, scored the game-winning goal against Dec. 8 at DET NEXT GAME Dec. 12 at OTT Columbus on Saturday night in the Islanders return to Long Island, his first game-winner of the season. 15.0% (28th) POWER-PLAY 24.7% (8th) The Toronto, ON native has totaled two points (2A) 78.0% (19th) PENALTY KILL 82.7% (6th) in two meetings with the Penguins this season. R. Pulock (22:54) TOI/G K. Letang (25:52) SEASON SERIES BROCK NELSON #29 Islanders forward Brock Nelson recorded an assist Oct. 30, 2018: NYI 6 at PIT 3 in Thursday’s game against Winnipeg bringing him Nov. 01, 2018: NYI 3 vs PIT 2 (SO) to 99 career NHL assists. Nelson, 27, has two points (1G,1A) against the Penguins this season and is Dec. 06, 2018: Pittsburgh, PA one of three Islanders with a point in both meetings between the two clubs this season. The Warroad, Dec. 10, 2018: Uniondale, NY MN native currently leads the Islanders with a +11 rating. TEAM LEADERS PATRIC HORNQVIST #72 Forward Patric Hornqvist scored the fastest hat ISLANDERS PENGUINS trick in Penguins history Tuesday night in 2:47 tying LEE (10) GOALS CROSBY (14) Ziggy Palffy for the 21st fastest in NHL history (NYI, BARZAL (18) ASSISTS MALKIN (22) March 3, 1996). Hornqvist, 31, has 12 points (7G, BAILEY (22) POINTS MALKIN (32) 5A) in his last seven games. The Sollentuna, SWE native ranks second on the team with 12 goals and CLUTTERBUCK (26) PIM MALKIN (34) co-leads the team in power-play goals (3). EBERLE (3) GWG 4 PLAYERS WITH 2 NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Through two meetings this season, 14 Tonight, the New York Islanders travel to Pittsburgh for their third of four regular different Islanders have recorded at least season meetings against the Penguins. The Islanders are 2-0-0 against one point against the . Pittsburgh this season and have won the last three games against their division rival. The two teams will play twice in the next five days. Josh Bailey, Casey Cizikas and Brock Nelson have all notched at least one point in both games against Pittsburgh this season. LAST TIME OUT: The scored twice in a span of 22 seconds in the third period and 14 added an empty-net goal to top the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night in Brooklyn. had given the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 1:33 of the final frame Longest tenured Islanders, Josh Bailey tallied with his team-leading 10th goal of the season. an assist on Anthony Beauvillier’s goal on Saturday, giving him 399 career-points (131G, 268A) in 740 NHL games. Bailey, VS. THE METRO 29, leads the Islanders in points this season This season, the Islanders are 10-2-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents with 22. The Bowmanville, ON native is one this season. In December, New York is 1-0-0 vs the Metro and have two more point shy of becoming the 14th player in New divisional games this month including tonight’s match-up. York Islander history to reach the 400-point 399 milestone with the team.