GAMEDAY PREVIEW MARCH 14, 2019 vs TIME: 7:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS CANADIENS 40-22-7 (87 pts) RECORD 37-26-7 (81 pts) ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER #18 Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier has 23 2nd in Metro STANDINGS 4th in Atlantic points (16G, 7A) through 68 games this season. W, 2-0 vs CBJ LAST GAME W, 3-1 vs DET Beauvillier, 21, ranks fifth on the team in goals and March 16 at DET NEXT GAME March 16 vs CHI is tied for second on the Islanders with three game- winners. The Sorel-Tracy, QC native has three 15.2% (26th) POWER-PLAY 12.4% (31st) points (2G, 1A) including a game-winning in 81.0% (12th) KILL 80.2% (19th) seven games against his hometown team. SEASON SERIES VALTTERI FILPPULA #51 Nov. 05, 2018: MTL 4 at NYI 3 (SO) Islanders forward Valtteri Filppula has three points in his last three games including a two-goal outing Mar. 14, 2019: Uniondale, NY last week at Ottawa. Filppula, 34, has 29 points Mar. 21, 2019: Montreal, QC (15G, 14A) in 67 games this year for New York and his 15 goals are his most since the 2013-14 season. The Vantaa, FN native scored a goal in the November meeting between these two teams. TEAM LEADERS ISLANDERS CANADIENS LEE (24) GOALS GALLAGHER (30) #13 BARZAL (38) ASSISTS DOMI (38) Forward Max Domi leads the Canadiens in assists (38), points (62) and is one of four Montreal players to BARZAL (55) POINTS DOMI (62) play in all 70 games this season. Domi, 24, is currently MAYFIELD (62) PIM DOMI (78) riding career-highs in goals, assists, points and game- LEE (4) GWG TATAR (4) winning goals while in his fourth NHL season and first with the Canadiens. The , MB native had a PULOCK (22:17) TOI/G WEBER (23:51) goal and an assist in the November meeting between CIZIKAS (+26) +/- TATAR (+17) the Islanders and Canadiens. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The New York Islanders close out their three-game homestand tonight as they take on New York Islanders goaltenders the Montreal Canadiens for second of three meetings this regular season. In November have combined for nine shutouts this Casey Cizikas & Valtteri Filppula scored in regulation for New York before season, tied for the most in the NHL. scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout. Thomas Greiss recorded his fifth shutout of the season on Monday vs CBJ. Robin Lehner has recorded a LAST TIME OUT: career-high four shutouts this year. Thomas Greiss made 31 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, whileRyan Pulock and Anders Lee recorded the goals for New York as the Islanders topped the Columbus Blue 9 Jackets 2-0 on Monday night on Long Island. Greiss and the Islanders have shut out the Blue Jackets in consecutive meetings. The New York Islanders are 33-2-2 this season when they score at least three CAREER YEAR FOR PULOCK: goals (including shootout winners). The Islanders defenseman, Ryan Pulock recored his 33rd point of the season in Monday’s Islanders are 7-20-5 when they do not win over Columbus. With the point, Pulock set a new career-high in both points and reach the three-goal mark. games played. The Dauphin, MB native is already riding a career-high in assists (25) and is two goals shy to tying his career-high in goals. 3