NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW FEBRUARY 14, 2019 at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TIME: 7:00 ET LOCATION: Nationwide Arena TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS BLUE JACKETS CASEY CIZIKAS #53 33-17-6 (72 pts) RECORD 32-20-3 (67 pts) Islanders forward, Casey Cizikas scored the lone 1st in Metro STANDINGS 3rd in Metro Islanders goal in their 3-1 loss on Tuesday. Cizikas, L, 3-1 at BUF LAST GAME W, 3-0 vs WSH 27, has a career-high 13 goals through 49 games this season and scored his only GWG of the season Feb. 16 vs EDM NEXT GAME Feb. 16 at CHI in the December matchup against CBJ at the 16.1% (27th) POWER-PLAY 16.2% (25th) Coliseum. The Toronto, ON native leads the team 80.1% (16th) PENALTY KILL 84.2% (2nd) with a plus -18 rating and is tied for fourth on the Islanders in goals. SEASON SERIES SCOTT MAYFIELD #24 Dec. 01, 2018: NYI 3 vs CBJ 2 Islanders defenseman, Scott Mayfield is currently riding career-highs in goals (3) assists (14) Feb. 14, 2019: Columbus, OH and points (17) through 54 games this season. Mar. 11, 2019: Uniondale, NY Mayfield, 26, recorded a pair of assists inthe December meeting against the Blue Jackets and Mar. 26, 2019: Columbus, OH has four assists in six career-games vs CBJ, tied for his most against any NHL team. The St. Louis, TEAM LEADERS MO native ranks second on the Islanders with a plus -16 rating. ISLANDERS BLUE JACKETS LEE (18) GOALS ATKINSON (31) ARTEMI PANARIN #9 Columbus forward, Artemi Panarin leads the Blue BARZAL (32) ASSISTS PANARIN (42) Jackets in assists (42), points (64), power-play goals BARZAL (48) POINTS PANARIN (64) (6) and game-winning goals (7) through 53 games MAYFIELD (48) PIM ANDERSON (48) this season. Panarin, 27, co-leads the NHL with four OT goals this season. The Korkino, RUS native has FOUR TIED WITH 3 GWG PANARIN (7) 14 points (4G, 10A) in nine-career games against NYI PULOCK (22:21) TOI/G JONES (25:56) including a seven-game point streak that ended in the CIZIKAS (+17) +/- MURRAY (+19) Islanders and Blue Jackets December meeting. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The New York Islanders will travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets for the The New York Islanders lead the NHL second of four meetings this season. In December, Casey Cizikas broke a 2-2 tie 7:09 in goals-against this season having into the third period as the Islanders topped the Blue Jackets 3-2 in New York’s first game allowed 136 goals through 56 games. back at the Coliseum. Sunday’s 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, marked the 21st time this season the Islanders have allowed one goal or LAST TIME OUT: fewer in a game. Casey Cizikas scored the lone goal for New York as the Buffalo Sabres topped the Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night in Buffalo. Captain, Jack Eichel set up the first two goals 21 for Buffalo while Johan Larsson added the insurance goal with 2:25 remaining in the third period. The New York Islanders played their 56th game of the season on Tuesday : in Buffalo. The Islanders are 12 points BETWEEN THE PIPES: ahead of last season’s pace through The Islanders goaltending tandem of Thomas Greiss and Robin Lehner have 56 games having allowed 71 fewer combined for an NHL-low, 136 goals against this season, while compiling six shutouts. goals. The Islanders 136 goals allowed Lehner is 13-3-1 (1.62, .943) in his last 17 decisions. The Gothenburg, SWE native through 56 games is a new franchise leads the NHL in GAA (2.08) and save percentage .929% (minimum 19 games). low. Greiss is 4-0-1 in the last five games, allowing three goals on 157 shots (4-0-1, 0.58 56 GAA, .981SV%).