New York Islanders Gameday Preview
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW December 12, 2018 vs Vegas Golden Knights TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG + RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS GOLDEN KNIGHTS MATHEW BARZAL #13 14-11-4 (32 pts) RECORD 17-14-1 (35 pts) Second year forward, Mathew Barzal recorded an T-3rd in Metro STANDINGS 5th in Pacific assist on the lone New York goal Monday night to SOL, 2-1 vs PIT LAST GAME W, 4-2 vs DAL add to his team-leading assist total (20). Barzal, 21, Dec. 15 vs DET NEXT GAME Dec. 14 at NJD drew his 15th penalty of the season, good for fifth- most in the NHL this season. The Coquitlam, BC 14.4% (28th) POWER-PLAY 19.4% (15th) native had two points (1G, 1A) in two games against 79.4% (16th) PENALTY KILL 83.2% (7th) VGK and is one of two Islanders to record a point in R. Pulock (22:58) TOI/G N. Schmidt (22:05) both meeting against Vegas last season. SEASON SERIES ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER #18 Islander forward, Anthony Beauvillier scored the Dec. 12, 2018: Brooklyn, NY lone New York goal on Monday for his eighth goal Dec. 20, 2018: Las Vegas, NV of the season, moving him into third place on the team scoring list. Beauvillier, 21, has seven goals in his last 12 games. The Sorel Tracy, QC native has a goal in each gaae played at NYCB Live this season. TEAM LEADERS MARC-ANDRE FLEURY #29 Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury ISLANDERS GOLDEN KNIGHTS was named the NHL’s Third Star for the Month for LEE (11) GOALS MARCHESSAULT/EAKIN (11) November after leading the entire NHL with nine BARZAL (20) ASSISTS SMITH (15) wins and four shutouts in 13 games last month. BAILEY(24) POINTS MARCHESSAULT/KARLSSON (23) Fleury, 34, leads the NHL with 17 wins and five shutouts through 28 games this year. The Sorel, QC CLUTTERBUCK (30) PIM REAVES (43) native is 17-10-1and 3-2-0 in his last five starts. EBERLE (3) GWG TUCH (4) NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Tonight, the New York Islanders will open their season series against the Vegas Through 114 games in the Vegas’ franchise Golden Knights as the teams faceoff in the first of two meetings in nine days. history, the Golden Knights have at least one win Last season, the Islanders went 2-0-0 against the Golden Knights in their against every team in the NHL except the New inaugural season, out-scoring Vegas 7-4 in the series. The Islanders were one York Islanders. Last season, the Islanders beat of two teams to sweep their season series agaisnt the 2018 Western Confrence the Golden Knights 6-3 at home in October and Champions (Minnesota, 3-0-0). handed VGK their first ever series loss with a 2-1 regulation win January in Las Vegas. LAST TIME OUT: 1 Jake Guentzel scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned the extra point against the New York Islanders with a 2-1 decision Monday night at With the shootout loss on Monday, the New NYCB Live. Anthony Beauvillier scored the lone goal for Islanders, as the team York Islanders extended their point streak closed out their regular-season series against the Penguins with a 2-1-1 record. when leading after two periods to 14 games. The Islanders are 11-0-3 when leading after two. Their 14 games with a point when leading SHOT-DOWN: after two periods is tied for second most in the The New York Islanders have allowed 30 shots or fewer in five consecutive games for the first time since February 2017. The Islanders haven’t had a streak NHL this season. longer than five game since October 2016 (6 games). 14.