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Killer Instinct™
Game Preview: Islanders @ Sabres
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (7-4-3) AT BUFFALO SABRES (4-5-2)
7PM | KEYBANK CENTER
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After a decisive 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, the New York Islanders look to sweep their back-to-back set when the teams rematch on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.
ISLANDERS NOTES:
- Monday marked the first time in the Islanders' 3,746-game history the Islanders held a team without a shot on goal for an entire period. The Islanders held the Sabres without a shot for the final 23:06 of the game.
- Mathew Barzal extended his career-long point streak to nine games with an assist on Monday night. Barzal has 11 points (4G, 7A) on his nine-game run, two games longer than his previous career-high.
- JG Pageau extended his goal-scoring streak to three games with a first period tally on Monday night. Pageau's goal was a beauty, as the center went over the shoulder short side on Linus Ullmark. The goal was Pageau's fourth in his past three games, as Head Coach Barry Trotz said the center has regained his edge and is looking closer to his playoff form from over the summer.
- Brock Nelson busted out of a nine-goal goal drought on Monday night, redirecting a power-play goal in the second period. Nelson's goal was his third of the season and first since Jan. 21 vs New Jersey. Nelson is currently riding a two-game point streak and recorded his 300th career point on Saturday with an assist vs the Penguins.
- The Islanders power play scored for a third-straight game on Monday night. The Islanders went 1-for-2 with the man advantage and are 4-for-6 in their past five games. Monday also marked the first time the Islanders generated more than one power-play opportunity over that span.
- Semyon Varlamov stopped 20-of-21 in the win. Ilya Sorokin could see action on Tuesday on the second night of a back-to-back set. If Sorokin plays, it'll be the Russian's first action since a 4-3 OT loss on Jan. 31 in Philadelphia. Sorokin is 0-2-1 with a 3.65 GAA and a .871 SV%.
- Anthony Beauvillier is close to returning for the Islanders, Trotz told reporters ahead of Monday's game. Check back for Beauvillier's status on Tuesday. The Islanders forward has been out since Jan. 24 with a lower-body injury.
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SABRES NOTES:
- Buffalo returned to action for the first time in two weeks on Monday, as the Sabres were forced to postpone games due to COVID protocols. The 14-day break was the fifth-longest in team history and first break of such length not related to the Olympics.
While the team was deemed ready to play by the NHL, the Sabres were not at full strength, with seven players: Dylan Cozens; Curtis Lazar; Jake McCabe; Casey Mittelstadt; Brandon Montour and Rasmus Ristolainen still on the COVID protocol list.
- Victor Olofsson extended his point streak to seven games on Monday night, netting a power-play goal in the first period. Olofsson has eight points (3G, 5A) over that span and leaads the Sabres with five goals this season. Since making his NHL debut on March 28, 2019, Olofsson's 17 power-play goals are third in the NHL over than span, trailing David Pastrnak (22) and Leon Draisaitl (20).
- With a power-play goal, the Sabres have scored on the man advantage in six straight games. Buffalo is 10-for-24 (41.6%) over that span.
- Jeff Skinner played on the Sabres top line on Monday night, skating alongside Jack Eichel and Olofsson. Skinner has one assist in 11 games this season.
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Possible Starting Goalies:
Ilya Sorokin
Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | SV% | SO | MIN |
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Semyon Varlamov | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 305 | 21 | 1.89 | 284 | .931 | 3 | 665 |
Ilya Sorokin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 11 | 3.65 | 74 | .871 | 0 | 182 |
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Carter Hutton
Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | GAA | S | SV% | SO | MIN |
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Linus Ullmark | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 19 | 2.63 | 197 | .912 | 0 | 434 |
Carter Hutton | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 11 | 3.04 | 94 | .895 | 0 | 217 |
Jonas Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.16 | 8 | .889 | 0 | 20 |
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Player Stats:
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Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FO% |
Mathew Barzal | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 18.8 | 51.38 |
Jordan Eberle | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15.4 | 100 |
Anders Lee | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 10.4 | 48.75 |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 57.69 |
Nick Leddy | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 0 |
Brock Nelson | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | 46.88 |
Josh Bailey | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | 53.33 |
Noah Dobson | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 |
Cal Clutterbuck | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 |
Ryan Pulock | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Casey Cizikas | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 56.46 |
Matt Martin | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 |
Scott Mayfield | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 |
Adam Pelech | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Oliver Wahlstrom | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 66.67 |
Leo Komarov | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
Michael Dal Colle | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Beauvillier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Greene | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Johnston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
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Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FO% |
Victor Olofsson | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 | 0 |
Jack Eichel | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4.9 | 53.68 |
Taylor Hall | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 |
Sam Reinhart | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13.6 | 50 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
Eric Staal | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | 56.9 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
Tobias Rieder | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 | 0 |
Dylan Cozens | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 56.25 |
Colin Miller | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 |
Jake McCabe | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 |
Riley Sheahan | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 62.34 |
Brandon Montour | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Henri Jokiharju | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 |
Cody Eakin | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57.42 |
Jeff Skinner | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 50 |
Tage Thompson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 |
Matt Irwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Casey Mittelstadt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Kyle Okposo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rasmus Asplund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Borgen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Last Game Lineups:
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LW | C | RW |
ANDERS LEE Goals: 5 Assists: 3 | MATHEW BARZAL Goals: 6 Assists: 9 | JOSH BAILEY Goals: 1 Assists: 5 |
MICHAEL DAL COLLE Goals: 0 Assists: 2 | BROCK NELSON Goals: 3 Assists: 3 | JORDAN EBERLE Goals: 6 Assists: 3 |
LEO KOMAROV Goals: 0 Assists: 2 | JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU Goals: 5 Assists: 3 | OLIVER WAHLSTROM Goals: 1 Assists: 1 |
MATT MARTIN Goals: 1 Assists: 2 | CASEY CIZIKAS Goals: 3 Assists: 1 | CAL CLUTTERBUCK Goals: 1 Assists: 4 |
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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense |
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ADAM PELECH Goals: 0 Assists: 3 | RYAN PULOCK Goals: 0 Assists: 5 |
NICK LEDDY Goals: 1 Assists: 6 | SCOTT MAYFIELD Goals: 1 Assists: 2 |
ANDY GREENE Goals: 0 Assists: 0 | NOAH DOBSON Goals: 1 Assists: 5 |
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Current Team Injuries:
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PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
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Anthony Beauvillier | LW | Mon, Feb 15 | Lower Body | Beauvillier is considered a game time decision for Monday's matchup against the Sabres. |
Johnny Boychuk | D | Wed, Nov 25 | Eye | IR. Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2022 |
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JEFF SKINNER Goals: 0 Assists: 1 | JACK EICHEL Goals: 2 Assists: 9 | VICTOR OLOFSSON Goals: 5 Assists: 6 |
TAYLOR HALL Goals: 1 Assists: 8 | ERIC STAAL Goals: 3 Assists: 2 | SAM REINHART Goals: 3 Assists: 4 |
TOBIAS RIEDER Goals: 3 Assists: 0 | CODY EAKIN Goals: 0 Assists 1 | KYLE OKPOSO Goals: 0 Assists 0 |
STEVEN FOGARTY Goals: 0 Assists: 0 | RILEY SHEAHAN Goals: 1 Assists: 1 | TAGE THOMPSON Goals: 0 Assists: 1 |
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RASMUS DAHLIN Goals: 1 Assists: 3 | COLIN MILLER Goals: 1 Assists: 2 |
MATT IRWIN Goals: 0 Assists: 1 | HENRI JOKIHARJU Goals: 1 Assists: 0 |
BRANDON DAVIDSON Goals: 0 Assists: 0 | WILLIAM BORGEN Goals: 0 Assists: 0 |
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Current Team Injuries:
PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
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Casey Mittelstadt | C | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Expected to be out until at least Feb 15 |
Dylan Cozens | C | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Expected to be out until at least Feb 15 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | D | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Expected to be out until at least Feb 15 |
Jake McCabe | D | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Day-to-Day |
Brandon Montour | D | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Day-to-Day |
Curtis Lazar | RW | Mon, Feb 8 | Covid-19 | Expected to be out until at least Feb 15 |
Zemgus Girgensons | C | Thu, Jan 7 | Hamstring | IR. Expected to be out until at least Jul 6 |
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Standings:
MassMutual East | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | P% | RW | ROW | GF | GA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY | S/O | L10 | STRK |
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1 Boston | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .786 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 4-0-0 | 6-2-2 | 2-0 | 8-1-1 | L1 |
2 Philadelphia | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .692 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 5-2-1 | 3-1-1 | 0-1 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
3 NY Islanders | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .607 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 4-0-1 | 3-4-2 | 0-1 | 4-3-3 | W2 |
4 Washington | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .577 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 4-2-1 | 2-2-2 | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | L4 |
5 Pittsburgh | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .577 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 5-0-0 | 2-5-1 | 3-0 | 6-3-1 | W2 |
6 NY Rangers | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | .423 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 3-4-2 | 1-2-1 | 0-1 | 3-4-3 | L1 |
7 New Jersey | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 2-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 0-2 | 4-3-2 | W1 |
8 Buffalo | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .455 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 2-4-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | L2 |
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