GDT: #10| New York Islanders @ Carolina Hurricanes | October 28th | 5:00 PM | F/W 2-1

[MattMartin]

Game Preview: Islanders at Hurricanes

The Islanders wrap up a back-to-back set against the Hurricanes.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (4-4-1) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (6-3-1)
5 P.M. | PNC ARENA
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GAME NOTES

The New York Islanders continue their three-game, Metropolitan Division road trip in Carolina on Sunday evening.

The Isles are coming off a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
SEASON SERIES (NYI LEADS 1-0-0)

Thomas Greiss made 45 saves as the Islanders beat the Hurricanes 2-1 in OT. Josh Bailey scored the OT winner.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

-- Thomas Greiss is expected to start for the Islanders. Greiss is 1-2-0 this season with a 2.59 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.

-- Cal Clutterbuck left Saturday's game in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Barry Trotz said he'd have an update on Clutterbuck Sunday.

-- Brock Nelson is riding a three-goal scoring streak, netting four goals over that span.

-- Josh Bailey is riding a four-game point streak.

--Bailey has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game point streak. … New York is 4-0-1 when scoring first, and 0-4-0 when opponents score first. … Slavin has scored five of his 15 NHL goals against the Islanders. … Carolina is last in the NHL on the penalty kill at 66.7 percent.

HURRICANES NOTES:

-- The Hurricanes are 6-3-1 this season, have won two straight games and are second in the Metropolitan Division.

-- Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in assists (11) and points (15).

-- Michael Ferland leads the Hurricanes with six goals.

ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: BROCK NELSON/MATHEW BARZAL

Brock Nelson has four goals on a current three-game scoring streak. October is Nelson's month, with 22 of his 104 career goals have come in the 57 games he has played in October, according to Eric Hornick. Nelson has five goals this season, which leads the Islanders.

Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has three assists in the past two games and six points (one goal, five assists) in five games against Carolina.

HURRICANES PLAYER TO WATCH: SEBASTIAN AHO/MICHEAL FERLAND

Sebastian Aho is off to a hot start in the 2018-19 season, stringing together a 10-game point streak. Aho leads the Hurricanes with 15 points in 10 games and is poised for a breakout campaign. Aho recorded as 65 points (29G, 36A) in 78 games last season.

Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland has five points (four goals, one assist) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"We have to take it one game at a time. They're games that mean a lot, they're four-point games so we've got win them. We've got to do the best we can to at least get one point every night." -- Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier on facing Metropolitan Division opponents

"We've got to get the win here. We have to make sure we keep doing the right things. We can't take a breath, we can't come off the way we play. We did for a period [in 4-3 shootout win against San Jose on Friday] and you see what we get." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour

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Thomas Greiss




Goaltender Thomas Greiss will start for New York and go for his 100th NHL win. He made 45 saves in a 2-1 overtime win against Carolina on Oct. 4.

Scott Darling




Unconfirmed

Brind'Amour said on Saturday he hadn't decided on a starting goaltender. Darling, who served as the backup against the Sharks, could make his first start of the season. He sustained a lower-body injury in the final preseason game Sept. 30.
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Team Stats:

Islanders:
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Mathew Barzal	9	1	9	10	-7	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	8	12.5	41.12
Anders Lee	9	3	6	9	3	15	3	4	0	0	1	0	29	10.3	20
Josh Bailey	9	2	7	9	2	2	2	5	0	0	1	1	16	12.5	36.36
Brock Nelson	9	5	1	6	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	25	44
Valtteri Filppula	9	4	2	6	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	50	52.43
Casey Cizikas	8	3	2	5	5	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	13	23.1	57.5
Scott Mayfield	7	1	4	5	5	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	11.1	0
Leo Komarov	9	2	2	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	22.2	42.86
Andrew Ladd	6	2	2	4	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	25	66.67
Jordan Eberle	9	1	3	4	-3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	16	6.3	37.5
Matt Martin	8	2	0	2	3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	18.2	0
Adam Pelech	8	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9.1	0
Johnny Boychuk	9	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	0	0
Anthony Beauvillier	8	1	0	1	-5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	7.1	28.57
Cal Clutterbuck	9	0	1	1	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	33.33
Ryan Pulock	9	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
Luca Sbisa	3	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Johnston	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Hickey	9	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
Nick Leddy	9	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Tom Kuhnhackl	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

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Goalies:

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Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	Sv%	SO	MIN
Robin Lehner	6	6	3	2	0	1	198	14	2.39	184	.929	1	352
Thomas Greiss	4	3	1	2	0	0	98	8	2.59	90	.918	0	185

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Hurricanes:
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Sebastian Aho	10	4	11	15	10	2	1	3	0	0	2	1	25	16	49.63
Micheal Ferland	10	6	4	10	8	11	1	2	0	0	1	0	37	16.2	39.29
Teuvo Teravainen	10	2	8	10	8	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	25	8	0
Justin Williams	10	1	7	8	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	3.8	63.64
Jordan Staal	10	4	2	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	13.3	61.34
Warren Foegele	10	3	2	5	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	10.7	83.33
Justin Faulk	10	1	4	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	31	3.2	0
Jordan Martinook	10	3	1	4	3	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	12	25
Andrei Svechnikov	10	2	2	4	-1	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	8	0
Dougie Hamilton	10	1	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	2.3	0
Jaccob Slavin	10	0	4	4	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	0	0
Brett Pesce	10	2	1	3	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12.5	0
Valentin Zykov	8	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	25
Brock McGinn	10	1	0	1	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6.3	38.46
Lucas Wallmark	10	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	5.3	51.61
Calvin de Haan	10	0	1	1	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
Phillip Di Giuseppe	2	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nicolas Roy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.33

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Goalies
Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	Sv%	SO	MIN
Petr Mrazek	6	6	3	2	0	1	139	16	2.67	123	.885	0	360
Curtis McElhinney	4	4	3	1	0	0	102	11	2.76	91	.892	0	240

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[MattMartin]

Latest Line Combos:

Islanders
LW	C	RW
ANDERS LEE Rating: 75.4#36 LW	BROCK NELSON Rating: 71.8#129 C	JOSH BAILEY Rating: 72.9#61 RW
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Rating: 72.3#73 LW	MATHEW BARZAL Rating: 79.2#21 C	JORDAN EBERLE Rating: 75.2#28 RW
ANDREW LADD Rating: 73.7#47 LW	VALTTERI FILPPULA Rating: 71.3#140 C	LEO KOMAROV Rating: 68.6#129 RW
MATT MARTIN Rating: 69.9#114 LW	CASEY CIZIKAS Rating: 72.0#119 C

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
NICK LEDDY Rating: 71.3#94 LD	RYAN PULOCK Rating: 68.0#98 RD
THOMAS HICKEY Rating: 71.9#79 LD	SCOTT MAYFIELD Rating: 71.6#68 RD
ADAM PELECH Rating: 70.1#118 LD	JOHNNY BOYCHUK Rating: 72.1#58 RD

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Hurricanes
LW	C	RW
MICHEAL FERLAND Rating: 74.7#41 LW	SEBASTIAN AHO Rating: 80.2#9 C	TEUVO TERAVAINEN Rating: 75.8#30 RW
WARREN FOEGELE Rating: 76.1#27 LW	JORDAN STAAL Rating: 76.8#37 C	JUSTIN WILLIAMS Rating: 76.5#24 RW
JORDAN MARTINOOK Rating: 70.5#104 LW	LUCAS WALLMARK Rating: 72.8#96 C	ANDREI SVECHNIKOV Rating: 73.8#47 RW
BROCK MCGINN Rating: 72.3#74 LW	NICOLAS ROY	VALENTIN ZYKOV Rating: 74.6#34 RW

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
JACCOB SLAVIN Rating: 77.5#11 LD	DOUGIE HAMILTON Rating: 79.0#12 RD
CALVIN DE HAAN Rating: 74.5#28 LD	JUSTIN FAULK Rating: 77.5#17 RD
TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 73.1#47 LD	BRETT PESCE Rating: 74.6#32 RD

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Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ladd -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Tom Kuhnhackl
Nick Leddy -- Ryan Pulock
Thomas Hickey -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Johnny Boychuk
Thomas Greiss
Robin Lehner
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Luca Sbisa
Injured: Cal Clutterbuck (upper body)
Hurricanes projected lineup

Micheal Ferland -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Warren Foegele -- Jordan Staal -- Justin Williams
Jordan Martinook -- Lucas Wallmark -- Andrei Svechnikov
Brock McGinn -- Nicolas Roy -- Valentin Zykov
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Calvin de Haan -- Justin Faulk
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Brett Pesce
Scott Darling
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Phillip Di Giuseppe, Curtis McElhinney
Injured: Victor Rask (hand)

 

[SI90]

Let’s keep this thing moving!

 

[steveat]

I wish Sebastian Aho was playing today..would have been the match of the century.

 

[Big L]

I hope they keep up the solid blue collar effort from yesterday.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

One more win. If Greiss pulls this off tonight the worst we can do in the first 12 games is 5-6-1. Damn good considering...

4 home games and 8 road games

Pitt twice
Carolina twice
Nashville twice
San Jose twice
Anaheim

 

[MattMartin]

"New York is 4-0-1 when scoring first, and 0-4-0 when opponents score first"

 

[doublechili]

Isles 2-1 win again. Kuhnhackl with the hat trick, but the official scorer can't believe it and doesn't count the last goal.

 

[Lights911]

Hoping for a Jet win, then an Isles win

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Hoping for a Jet win

very very bad feeling about this one

 

[Skip To My Lou]

Let's gooooo Tommy Knuckles

 

[Strait2thecup]

Would’ve preferred Johnston but let’s try and get 2 in a row here. Lgi

 

[Lights911]

very very bad feeling about this one

Such a bad game to watch

 

[IslesNorway]

Got outplayed in the first game so better up that and get a deserved two points this time around. Really should be building on that fine victory yesterday

 

[Hunn]

Greiss is right (against Carolina) and we haven't yet got a winning streak, it's time to get it. I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Such a bad game to watch

The Jets need more false starts.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Despite how we looked in yesterday's beatdown of Philly, on paper this is a Carolina rout. But, they don't play on paper so a real good test for the boys. Would love to see them pass it. What would be passing? A point, by hook or by crook.

 

[BTrotts19]

The Jets need more false starts.

I think one of us could be on that receiving corp too

 

[SI90]

Pretty loud “ let’s go islanders” chant. Nice!

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Anyone in attendance? How many Isles fans do we have behind enemy lines?

 

[SI90]

I hate seeing CDH not in an islanders jersey. He was so steady for us.

 

[ekill08x]

need barzal to have a game. he’s looked off the past two games

 

[BTrotts19]

Can't get into a track meet with these guys (or most teams). Be great to drive possession and cycle pucks down low

 

[SI90]

Leddy better hope Lou doesn’t see that shadow on his face lol

 

[SI90]

need barzal to have a game. he’s looked off the past two games

He needs to shoot more and get pucks on net.