GAMEDAY PREVIEW MARCH 9, 2019 at TIME: 7:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS FLYERS 39-21-7 (85 pts) RECORD 32-27-8 (72 pts) ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER #18 Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier recorded 2nd in Metro STANDINGS 6th in Metro his third game-winning of the season in W, 4-2 at OTT LAST GAME L, 5-3 vs WSH Thursday’s win in Ottawa. Beauvillier, 21, also March 11 vs CBJ NEXT GAME March 11 vs OTT scored the GWG in the Islanders and Flyers first meeting of the season in October. The Sorel-Tracy, 15.6% (26th) POWER-PLAY 17.6% (20th) QC native has 16 goals through 66 games this 80.7% (14th) KILL 77.3% (27th) season, good for fifth most on the team. SEASON SERIES (Series Tied 1-1-0) ADAM PELECH #3 Oct. 27, 2018: NYI 6 at PHI 1 In the Islanders win on Thursday, defenseman Adam Pelech logged 22:25 TOI and a plus-3 Mar. 03, 2019: PHI 4 at NYI 1 rating, both good for a season-high. Pelech, 24, Mar. 09, 2019: Uniondale, NY has a plus-20 rating through 63 games this season, tied for the second highest rating on the team. The Mar. 23, 2019: Philadelphia, PA Toronto, ON native scored the lone goal for New York in Sunday’s meeting against the Flyers. TEAM LEADERS ISLANDERS FLYERS LEE (23) GOALS COUTURIER (27) IVAN PROVOROV #9 BAILEY & BARZAL (36) ASSISTS GIROUX (52) Third year defenseman, Ivan Provorov has 24 points (7G, 17A) through 67 games with Philadelphia this BARZAL (53) POINTS GIROUX (72) season. Provorov, 22, led all skaters with a plus-4 LEE (56) PIM HAGG (57) rating in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Islanders on LEE (4) GWG GIROUX (4) Sunday. The Yaroslavl, RUS native is one of just six Flyers players to appear in all 67 games this season. PULOCK (22:14) TOI/G PROVOROV (25:04) Provorov leads the Flyers in TOI/game at 25:04, good CIZIKAS (+26) +/- GIROUX (+13) for seventh most among NHL blueliners. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The New York Islanders faceoff against the Philadelphia Flyers for the second time this Islanders defenseman, Ryan week and open a three-game home-stand tonight. On Sunday, led all Pulock and Adam Pelech both skaters with two points while Ivan Provorov recorded a plus-4 rating in the Flyers 4-1 win went plus-3 on Thursday in over the Islanders at NYCB Live. Ottawa, giving them both a plus-20 + rating this season. The Islanders have not had two defenders go LAST TIME OUT: plus-20 or better since 2003-04. Anthony Beauvillier scored the go-ahead goal with 7:31 remaining in the game before Casey Cizikas added an insurance empty netter with under a minute to play as the Islanders 20 topped the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night. Valtteri Filppula scored a pair of goals while Thomas Greiss made 35 saves to help the Islanders sweep three-game series with Islanders forward, Mathew Barzal the Senators for the first time in franchise history. recorded his 99th career assist on Thursday night in Ottawa. Barzal, 21, BILL TORREY NIGHT: will look to hit the 100-assist mark in Tonight, the New York Islanders will hold Bill Torrey Night. Torrey, a member of the Hockey his 151st NHL game. The Coquitlam, Hall of Fame, was the Islanders General Manager for 20 years, beginning with the BC native co-leads the Islanders with franchise’s first season in the NHL in 1972. He was known as “The Architect” for his role 36 assists this season. in assembling the Islanders dynasty that won four straight Championships 99 from 1980-83.