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NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW MARCH 30, 2019 vs Buffalo Sabres TIME: 7:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS SABRES JORDAN EBERLE #7 45-26-7 (97 pts) RECORD 31-36-10 (72 pts) In Thursday’s win over Winnipeg, Jordan Eberle T-2nd in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Atlantic recorded a season-high three points (2G, 1A) W, 5-4 at WPG LAST GAME OTL, 5-4 vs DET including the game-winning goal with 1:13 NEXT GAME remaining in the third period. Eberle, 28, has two April 1 vs TOR March 31 vs CBJ GWG and a shootout game-deciding goal in New 14.7% (29th) POWER-PLAY 18.2% (18th) York’s eight wins this month. The Regina, SK native 80.1% (18th) PENALTY KILL 80.4% (17th) is tied for the team lead with five game-winners this season. SEASON SERIES CASEY CIZIKAS #53 Dec. 31, 2018: NYI 3 at BUF 1 Islanders forward Casey Cizikas scored the late game-tying goal in Winnipeg on Thursday for his Feb. 12, 2019: BUF 3 vs NYI 1 20th of the season. The eight-year veteran has 20 Mar. 29, 2019: Uniondale, NY goals in 69 games played. The Toronto, ON native is the 8th player in team history with at least 20 goals in a season without scoring a power play goal. TEAM LEADERS ISLANDERS SABRES RASMUS DAHLIN #26 LEE (28) GOALS SKINNER (37) Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin ranks second BARZAL (43) ASSISTS EICHEL (49) among all NHL rookies in points (41) and assists (33) BARZAL (61) POINTS EICHEL (76) through 77 games this season. On March 20, Dahlin, 18, passed Bobby Orr for the second-most points MAYFIELD (68) PIM BOGOSIAN (52) ever recorded by an NHL defenseman before his 19th EBERLE & LEE (5) GWG SKINNER (7) birthday, now trailing only his head coach, Phil Housley PULOCK (22:17) TOI/G RISTOLAINEN (24:42) (57 points in 1982-83). The Lidkoping, SWE native has three GWG this year, the most ever recorded by a CIZIKAS & LEE (+20) +/- NELSON (+4) Sabres rookie defenseman. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The New York Islanders will look to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2015- With their 5-4 win over the Jets on 16 as they host the Buffalo Sabres in the series rubber-match tonight on Long Island. Thursday, the New York Islanders lowered The Islanders will look to clinch on home ice for the first time in 17 years and secure a their magic number to clinch a playoff spot playoff spot in March for the first time in 29 years. The Islanders are 1-1-0 against the to two. New York can clinch a playoff berth Sabres this year and have won or tied the season-series with Buffalo in each of the last with a win over Buffalo in any fashion or 10 seasons. a regulation loss by Montreal tonight in Winnipeg. LAST TIME OUT: 2 Casey Cizikas and Jordan Eberle scored 33 seconds apart in the final two minutes of the third period to help the New York Islanders top the Jets 5-4 on Thursday night in Ryan Pulock co-led the team and tied Winnipeg. Mathew Barzal (1G, 1A), Eberle (2G, 1A), Anders Lee (1G, 1A) and Ryan his season-high with three points (3A) Pulock (3A) all recorded multi-point games to help New York pull within one win of on Thursday while playing in his home clinching a playoff berth. province of Manitoba. Pulock is the # ninth blueliner in team history to play at A FRANCHISE FIRST: least 130 consecutive regular-season New York’s come-from-behind win on Thursday in Winnipeg marked the first game games. (133). in Islanders history the team trailed with two minutes to play and rallied to win in regulation. 6.