New York Islanders Gameday Preview
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW November 1, 2018 vs Pittsburgh Penguins TIME: 7:00 TV: MSG RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 (Nassau County) and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS PENGUINS JOSH BAILEY #12 6-4-1 (13 pts) RECORD 6-2-2 (14 pts) Islanders forward Josh Bailey extended his team- T-2nd in Metro STANDINGS 1st in Metro leading point streak to six games on Tuesday night in W, 6-3 at PIT LAST GAME L, 3-6 vs NYI Pittsburgh. Bailey, the longest tenured player on the Nov. 3 vs. NJD NEXT GAME Nov. 3 vs TOR Islanders, co-leads the team in points this season with 12 (2G, 10A). The Bowmanville, ON native is 23.5% POWER-PLAY 25.9% also currently riding a five-game assist streak, tied 81.8% PENALTY KILL 86.2% for second longest active streak in the league. R. Pulock (22:44) TOI/G K. Letang (25:33) SEASON SERIES JORDAN EBERLE #7 Tonight, Jordan Eberle is set to play in his 600th Oct. 30, 2018: NYI 6 at PIT 3 NHL game. In Tuesday’s 6-3 win over the Penguins, the nine-year veteran forward, recorded a pair of Nov. 01, 2018: Brooklyn, NY goals, including the game-winner en route to being named the First Star-of-the-Game. Eberle, 28, has Dec. 06, 2018: Pittsburgh, PA four points (3G, 1A) in his last four games including Dec. 10, 2018: Uniondale, NY two power-play goals. TEAM LEADERS EVGENI MALKIN #71 ISLANDERS PENGUINS Penguins forward, Evgeni Malkin leads Pittsburgh and ranks t-2nd in the league with 19 points (6G, NELSON (6) GOALS KESSEL (7) 13A) through 10 games this season. Malkin, 32, is BARZAL (11) ASSISTS MALKIN (13) currently riding an team-leading eight-game point BAILEY/ BARZAL (12) POINTS MALKIN (19) streak (5G, 11A). The Magnitogorsk, Russia native MARTIN/MAYFIELD (18) PIM OLEKSIAK (9) scored in Tuesday’s meeting between the Islanders and Penguins. 6 PLAYERS WITH 1 GWG KESSEL (2) NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCH-UP: With a 6-3 win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the The Islanders will host the back end of their home-and-home series with the Islanders improved to 4-0-0 against Metropolitan Penguins tonight as the teams face-off for the last time this regular season at opponents, for the first time since the division Barclays Center. The Islanders will look to extend their point streak to five games was created in 2012-13. It also marked the and improve to 5-0-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents. first time the Islanders have won their first four divisional games since 1982-83 (35 years). Dating back to last season, the Islanders have LAST TIME OUT: won their last six games against divisional The Islanders opened a home-and-home series with the Penguins as New York opponents. 35 topped Pittsburgh 6-3 on Tuesday night at PP&G Paints Arena to improve to 3-0- 1 in their last four games. Josh Bailey extended his team-leading point streak to Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is sitting at six games while Mat Barzal, Jordan Eberle, Nick Leddy, Matt Martin and Ryan 97 career points in 95 games. Barzal, 21, is Pulock all recorded multi-point nights in the win. looking to become the third Islander (M. Bossy & B. Trottier) to reach 100 career points in (or before) his 100th game and just the second OUT WITH OCTOBER: player in the NHL to do it in the last decade (C. On Tuesday, the Islanders closed out the month of October on a four-game point McDavid). The Coquitlam, BC native co-leads streak and with a 6-4-1 record. Brock Nelson led New York with six goals in the the Islanders with 12 points (1G, 11A) in 11 league’s opening month. One of those six goals, included his 100th of his career, 100 games this season. while Thomas Greiss earned his 100th NHL win on Oct. 28 at Carolina. .