NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAMEDAY PREVIEW FEBRUARY 23, 2019 at VANCOUVER CANUCKS TIME: 10:00 ET TV: MSG+ RADIO: Radio.com, 88.7 FM and 103.9 WRCN 2018-19 SEASON STATS PLAYERS TO WATCH ISLANDERS CANUCKS DEVON TOEWS #25 35-18-7 (77 pts) RECORD 26-27-8 (60 pts) Rookie defenseman Devon Toews is playing his 1st in Metro STANDINGS 5th in Pacific first game in his home province of British Columbia OTL, 4-3 vs EDM LAST GAME OTL, 3-2 vs ARI tonight. Toews, 25, is riding a team-long four-game point streak (5A) good for a new career-long. The Feb. 26 vs CGY NEXT GAME Feb. 25 vs ANA Abbotsford, BC native ranks fifth among rookie 17.0% (24th) POWER-PLAY 15.5% (26th) defenseman with four goals in 26 games, but all 79.9% (20th) PENALTY KILL 80.0% (18th) four players ahead of him have played over 50 games this season. Toews’ +9 rating is 10th-best SEASON SERIES among NHL rookies. Nov. 13, 2018: NYI 5 vs VAN 2 ANDERS LEE #27 Islanders captain Anders Lee scored his team- Feb. 23, 2019: Vancouver, BC leading 21st goal of the season on Thursday. Lee, 28, is currently riding a 3-game goal streak, one shy of tying the longest of his career. The Edina, MN native is the Islanders reigning ironman at 178 consecutive games and is one of seven players to appear all 60 games this season. Lee has 41 TEAM LEADERS points (21G, 20A) with 13 PPG this year. ISLANDERS CANUCKS LEE (21) GOALS PETTERSSON (26) ELIAS PETTERSSON #40 BARZAL (33) ASSISTS PETTERSSON (28) Vancouver rookie, Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks and all NHL rookies in goals (28), assists (28), points BARZAL (50) POINTS PETTERSSON (54) (54), power-play goals (8) and game-winning goals LEE (52) PIM ROUSSEL (112) (7). Pettersson, 20, has recorded two five-point games FIVE TIED WITH 3 GWG PETTERSSON (7) and 13 multi-point games this season. Both marks lead all NHL rookies. The Sundsvall, SWE native is one of PULOCK (22:15) TOI/G EDLER (23:23) 10 players to have scored at least 25 goals in 44 GP CIZIKAS (+22) +/- STECHER (+7) before their 21st birthday. NEW YORK ISLANDERS QUICK FACTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: In Thursday’s overtime loss to The New York Islanders close their Western Canada road trip and their regular season the Edmonton Oilers, Islanders series with the Canucks tonight in Vancouver. Last time these teams met, Tom defenseman Ryan Pulock recorded Kuhnhackl scored two goals and Mathew Barzal recorded a pair of assists as the two helpers giving him a new career- Islanders earned a 5-2 win at Barclays Center in November. high in assists in a season (23). Pulock now has seven multi-point games this season, which leads all LAST TIME OUT: NYI defensemen. Connor McDavid scored the game-winner 1:22 into overtime to help the Edmonton Oilers 23 top the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday at Rogers Place. Anders Lee scored his team-leading 21st goal of the season, while Brock Nelson and Ryan Pulock recorded multi-point outings in the OT loss. The New York Islanders are currently in a stretch of playing six-straight games : against Canadian teams (3 at home & NYI AT HOME: 3 on the road). The Islanders are 4-2-2 The New York Islanders have earned at least one point in each of their last nine home against Canadian teams this year and games dating back to Jan. 13. The Islanders are 8-0-1 over that stretch with their only 1-1-1 north of the border. loss coming in a 1-0 shootout loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 1. NYI is 18-7-4 at home this season, earning 40 points in 29 home games. 6.