GDT: #3| San Jose Sharks @ New York Islanders | October 8th | 1:00 PM | F/W 4-0

MattMartin · Oct 8, 2018

Game Preview: Islanders vs Sharks

The Isles and Sharks meet in a Columbus Day matinee (1 p.m., MSG+, MSG GO, NHL.TV)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (1-1-0) VS SAN JOSE SHARKS (1-1-0)
1 P.M. | BARCLAYS CENTER | BUY TICKETS
TV: MSG+, MSG GO, NHL.TV (FREE GAME)
RADIO: 88.7FM - WRHU | 103.9FM - WRCN | RADIO.COM
ISLANDERS NOTES:

-- Robin Lehner will make his season debut on Monday. The Swedish goalie signed a one-year deal with the Isles over the summer. Lehner sat in favor of Thomas Greiss in the first two games.
"I feel ready to play," Lehner said. "There are some things we're still working on, but it'll come in time. We're changing a few things that I've been doing my whole life. It's not an overnight thing. I feel ready. It's going to be fun."
-- After keeping the lineup intact for two straight games, the Islanders experimented with different d-combinations on Sunday. Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuk were reunited on the back end, while Scott Mayfield skated with Thomas Hickey, meaning that Mayfield is likely to make his season debut. Luca Sbisa is expected to be out.

Lehner to start against San Jose

-- The Islanders also made a change up front on Sunday, as Tom Kuhnhackl skated in Tanner Fritz's place on the Valtteri Filppula line. Kuhnhackl will be making his Islanders debut if he plays.

-- Filppula has goals in two straight games and leads the Islanders with two this season.

-- The Islanders penalty kill is 4-for-4 to start the season, while the power play has scored in two straight games.

-- Brock Nelson (99 goals) is one shy of 100.

PROJECTED LINES:
Anders Lee - Brock Nelson - Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier - Mathew Barzal - Josh Bailey
Matt Martin - Casey Cizikas - Cal Clutterbuck
Leo Komarov - Valtteri Fillpula - Tom Kuhnhackl

D-PAIRS:
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy - Johnny Boychuk
Thomas Hickey - Scott Mayfield

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 05: San Jose Sharks Defenceman Brent Burns (88) talks with San Jose Sharks Defenceman Erik Karlsson (65) during a NHL game between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings on October 5th, 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joshua Lavallee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire/Getty Images

SHARKS NOTES:
-- Joe Thornton was placed on IR on Sunday after experiencing swelling in his right knee. He will miss Monday's contest. Dylan Gambrell was recalled from the AHL.
-- Evander Kane leads the Sharks with two goals and is riding a two-game scoring streak.
-- The Sharks are coming in off a 3-2 overtime win over the LA Kings on Saturday night. Staten Island native Kevin Labanc scored the OT winner.

ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: ROBIN LEHNER
Robin Lehner is expected to make his Islanders regular season debut on Monday. The 6'4, 240 lbs. goalie went 3-1-0 in the preseason. Lehner's NHL career totals feature a 2.82 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in 219 games with Buffalo and the Ottawa Senators.

SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 03: Erik Karlsson #65 of the San Jose Sharks in action against the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center on October 3, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

SHARKS PLAYER TO WATCH: ERIK KARLSSON
San Jose sent shockwaves through the NHL when they acquired Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators in September. Karlsson is a two-time Norris winner and joins an already stacked blue line in San Jose that includes Norris winner Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
Burns (218 points) and Karlsson (216) are the two highest-scoring defensemen in the NHL since 2015-16. Karlsson has started the season on a pairing with Vlasic, though he and Burns both man the point on the top power-play unit. Barry Trotz said his team will need to be cognizant of when Karlsson's on the ice Monday, as he acts like an extra forward.

Stats:

Islanders
PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM ATOI PPG PPA SHG SHA SOG SPCT
Josh Bailey, LW 2 1 2 3 -1 0 17:57 1 1 0 0 3 33.3
Mathew Barzal, C 2 1 2 3 -3 2 19:12 0 2 0 0 1 100.0
Valtteri Filppula, C 2 2 0 2 2 0 12:41 0 0 0 0 4 50.0
Luca Sbisa, D 2 0 1 1 -1 2 15:07 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tanner Fritz, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 12:57 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Anders Lee, LW 2 1 0 1 -1 0 18:35 1 0 0 0 5 20.0
Brock Nelson, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 18:16 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Ryan Pulock, D 2 0 1 1 -1 2 23:56 0 1 0 0 7 0.0
Adam Pelech, D 2 0 0 0 -2 0 20:25 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Leo Komarov, C 2 0 0 0 1 2 12:51 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Johnny Boychuk, D 2 0 0 0 -1 0 16:22 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Anthony Beauvillier, LW 2 0 0 0 -3 0 16:18 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
Casey Cizikas, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 11:34 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Nick Leddy, D 2 0 0 0 0 0 22:43 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Cal Clutterbuck, RW 2 0 0 0 -1 0 13:16 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Thomas Hickey, D 2 0 0 0 1 0 17:58 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Jordan Eberle, RW 2 0 0 0 0 2 17:50 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Matt Martin, LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 9:29 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

GOALIE STATISTICS
PLAYER GP W L OTL GAA TOI SV SV% SHO TGA TSA PIM
Thomas Greiss 2 1 1 0 2.52 118:50 64 .928 0 5 69 0
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Sharks
PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM ATOI PPG PPA SHG SHA SOG SPCT
Evander Kane, LW 2 2 0 2 0 2 18:08 0 0 0 0 10 20.0
Justin Braun, D 2 0 1 1 1 2 17:50 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Logan Couture, C 2 0 1 1 -1 2 19:46 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Erik Karlsson, D 2 0 1 1 -1 0 28:08 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Joe Thornton, C 2 0 1 1 1 2 15:56 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D 2 0 1 1 -1 0 24:33 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Joonas Donskoi, RW 2 0 1 1 0 0 14:08 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
Tomas Hertl, C 2 1 0 1 -2 0 18:07 0 0 1 0 5 20.0
Kevin Labanc, RW 2 1 0 1 -1 0 13:50 0 0 0 0 4 25.0
Timo Meier, RW 2 1 0 1 1 0 16:45 0 0 0 0 5 20.0
Antti Suomela, C 2 0 1 1 1 2 12:19 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Marcus Sorensen, RW 2 0 0 0 -1 2 10:52 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Barclay Goodrow, LW 2 0 0 0 -1 2 9:59 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Joakim Ryan, D 2 0 0 0 0 0 12:23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Melker Karlsson, RW 2 0 0 0 -1 0 9:39 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Joe Pavelski, C 2 0 0 0 1 2 18:25 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Brent Burns, D 2 0 0 0 0 0 25:26 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Brenden Dillon, D 2 0 0 0 0 0 11:49 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

GOALIE STATISTICS
PLAYER GP W L OTL GAA TOI SV SV% SHO TGA TSA PIM
Martin Jones 2 1 1 0 2.96 121:48 29 .829 0 6 35 0
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

MattMartin · Oct 8, 2018

Line Combos: (will be updated)

Islanders
LW	C	RW
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Rating: 74.4#36 LW	MATHEW BARZAL Rating: 81.0#13 C	JOSH BAILEY Rating: 72.9#55 RW
ANDERS LEE Rating: 75.3#31 LW	BROCK NELSON Rating: 72.1#104 C	JORDAN EBERLE Rating: 76.0#26 RW
MATT MARTIN Rating: 68.7#129 LW	CASEY CIZIKAS Rating: 69.0#169 C	CAL CLUTTERBUCK Rating: 68.0#119 RW
LEO KOMAROV Rating: 68.5#132 LW	VALTTERI FILPPULA Rating: 70.6#142 C	TANNER FRITZ Rating: 70.5#93 RW

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
ADAM PELECH Rating: 70.3#107 LD	RYAN PULOCK Rating: 69.6#93 RD
NICK LEDDY Rating: 72.2#58 RD	JOHNNY BOYCHUK Rating: 72.2#55 RD
THOMAS HICKEY Rating: 72.4#55 LD

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Sharks
LW	C	RW
TIMO MEIER Rating: 74.1#37 LW	JOE THORNTON Rating: 75.1#47 C	JOE PAVELSKI Rating: 77.5#21 RW
TOMAS HERTL Rating: 75.9#40 LW	LOGAN COUTURE Rating: 80.3#15 C	KEVIN LABANC Rating: 72.1#71 RW
EVANDER KANE Rating: 76.7#22 LW	ANTTI SUOMELA	JOONAS DONSKOI Rating: 73.6#46 RW
MARCUS SORENSEN Rating: 71.9#79 LW	BARCLAY GOODROW Rating: 70.2#150 C	MELKER KARLSSON Rating: 69.7#103 RW

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC Rating: 75.5#23 LD	ERIK KARLSSON Rating: 81.7#3 RD
JOAKIM RYAN Rating: 73.2#45 LD	BRENT BURNS Rating: 82.3#1 RD
4 BRENDEN DILLON Rating: 72.3#57 LD	JUSTIN BRAUN Rating: 72.7#46 RD

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Nyifan12 · Oct 8, 2018

Prediction

SJS 6
NYI 2

seafoam · Oct 8, 2018

Hate how this is at 1pm.

This team needs Bellows and Wahlstrom in the worst way. Filppula is out top goal scorer followed by Bailey and Barzal. Lee’s got one, but he can’t do it alone.

Brunomics · Oct 8, 2018

1pm games suck especially when you are at work. Looks like I'll be streaming this from my phone.

Two questions:

1)what's the deal with the ratings? What do they mean and how are they calculated?
2)I think Joe Thornton is on IR. Is that true? Hopefully they can take advantage of that today.

Macch · Oct 8, 2018

seafoam said:
Hate how this is at 1pm.

This team needs Bellows and Wahlstrom in the worst way. Filppula is out top goal scorer followed by Bailey and Barzal. Lee’s got one, but he can’t do it alone.

It’s been 2!!! Games

steveat · Oct 8, 2018

I wonder if wingers can elevate a centre? I also wonder if we are doing this to give him a legitimate shot at improving his skills or just to show to other teams that he's awesome and they should trade multiple 1sts for him?

ScaredStreit · Oct 8, 2018

Bad news: I'll be at work an unable to watch the annual Columbus home game

Good news: I'll be at work an unable to watch the annual Columbus home game

seafoam · Oct 8, 2018

Macch said:
It’s been 2!!! Games

I just meant that they’re really no shoot first ask questions later snipers on the team.

Nelson typically struggles with getting his shot off in time, and Beauvillier and Eberle rely on getting open in soft spots to get their shots off.

kmo429 · Oct 8, 2018

Isles 1-1 after a poorly played game out goalie bailed us out in and a well-played game against a cup contender in which our goalie lost us the game. Playing another contender today.

Looks like Lehner in for Greiss, Mayfield in for Sbisa, and possibly Kuhnackl in for Fritz. Don't understand the last one as you have 2 top tier W prospects who are NHL ready in AHL. Oh well. Toews and Bellows/JHS will be here before long.

Think this will be a high scoring affair. If I had to guess I think the Sharks will take it 6-4 getting an empty netter late.

Mr Misunderstood · Oct 8, 2018

Columbus, why are you not a market holiday??

LGI, won't be able to watch and will rely on you all to provide totally unbiased updates of today's game.

Strait2thecup · Oct 8, 2018

I’ll be at work. Probably will listen on the raduo

Axel574 · Oct 8, 2018

Came into the office at 7 this morning... taking a half day and heading to Barclays around noon. Looking forward to this one and I expect a close, hard checking game. 3-2 Islanders.

Lame Lambert · Oct 8, 2018

Matinee? Barf.

TommytheCat · Oct 8, 2018

LGI !!!!!

KnishOfTheCrease · Oct 8, 2018

Isles 9
Seals 1

Taluss · Oct 8, 2018

MattMartin said:
Line Combos: (will be updated)

Islanders
LW C RW

ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER
Rating: 74.4#36 LW
MATHEW BARZAL
Rating: 81.0#13 C
JOSH BAILEY
Rating: 72.9#55 RW

ANDERS LEE
Rating: 75.3#31 LW
BROCK NELSON
Rating: 72.1#104 C
JORDAN EBERLE
Rating: 76.0#26 RW

MATT MARTIN
Rating: 68.7#129 LW
CASEY CIZIKAS
Rating: 69.0#169 C
CAL CLUTTERBUCK
Rating: 68.0#119 RW

LEO KOMAROV
Rating: 68.5#132 LW
VALTTERI FILPPULA
Rating: 70.6#142 C
TANNER FRITZ
Rating: 70.5#93 RW
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Defense

ADAM PELECH
Rating: 70.3#107 LD
RYAN PULOCK
Rating: 69.6#93 RD

NICK LEDDY
Rating: 72.2#58 RD

JOHNNY BOYCHUK
Rating: 72.2#55 RD

THOMAS HICKEY
Rating: 72.4#55 LD

[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Sharks
LW C RW

TIMO MEIER
Rating: 74.1#37 LW
JOE THORNTON
Rating: 75.1#47 C
JOE PAVELSKI
Rating: 77.5#21 RW

TOMAS HERTL
Rating: 75.9#40 LW
LOGAN COUTURE
Rating: 80.3#15 C
KEVIN LABANC
Rating: 72.1#71 RW

EVANDER KANE
Rating: 76.7#22 LW
ANTTI SUOMELA
JOONAS DONSKOI
Rating: 73.6#46 RW

MARCUS SORENSEN
Rating: 71.9#79 LW
BARCLAY GOODROW
Rating: 70.2#150 C
MELKER KARLSSON
Rating: 69.7#103 RW
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Defense

MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC
Rating: 75.5#23 LD
ERIK KARLSSON
Rating: 81.7#3 RD

JOAKIM RYAN
Rating: 73.2#45 LD
BRENT BURNS
Rating: 82.3#1 RD
4

BRENDEN DILLON
Rating: 72.3#57 LD

JUSTIN BRAUN
Rating: 72.7#46 RD
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I’m really looking forward to this one and seeing Karlsson for the first time in a sharks uniform. I’m from Ott (my gf goes to school in SVA so I’m visiting) and got tickets as soon as I realized it was an early game.

Best of luck guys, and great effort put into the OP!

Strummergas · Oct 8, 2018

The first game I'll be able to watch this season. LGI!

Lights911 · Oct 8, 2018

Gonna be at the game, hoping for a win against a good team.
LGI

PK Cronin · Oct 8, 2018

Brunomics said:
1pm games suck especially when you are at work. Looks like I'll be streaming this from my phone.

Two questions:

1)what's the deal with the ratings? What do they mean and how are they calculated?
2)I think Joe Thornton is on IR. Is that true? Hopefully they can take advantage of that today.

Thornton is on IR, yes. He had swelling in his surgically repaired knee I believe.

Going to try and avoid the boards and my phone until I get home from work. Someone spoiled the Giants game for me yesterday, not interested in having it happen again today with the Isles.

crasherino · Oct 8, 2018

Taking a long lunch today. Just so happens that it might be in the vicinity of the Barclays Center.

Chardo · Oct 8, 2018

Game is 10am for the Sharks, following a cross country flight. Hope they play like they're hungover .

BrockLobster · Oct 8, 2018

A stupid start time on a stupid holiday. Ill be at the zoo so i cant watch. LGI

PK Cronin · Oct 8, 2018

Chardo said:
Game is 10am for the Sharks, following a cross country flight. Hope they play like they're hungover .

I hope they are hungover.

SteveH124 said:
A stupid start time on a stupid holiday. Ill be at the zoo so i cant watch. LGI

Guy not at work on stupid holiday like nearly everyone else is complaining about the start time. :help:

BTrotts19 · Oct 8, 2018

Afternoon games have long been a letdown for this team. One of the many things the new regime will have to change. Hoping to see Lehrer come up large and see a team with life and energy..

LGI !!

Islanders
PLAYER	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	ATOI	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	SOG	SPCT
Josh Bailey, LW	2	1	2	3	-1	0	17:57	1	1	0	0	3	33.3
Mathew Barzal, C	2	1	2	3	-3	2	19:12	0	2	0	0	1	100.0
Valtteri Filppula, C	2	2	0	2	2	0	12:41	0	0	0	0	4	50.0
Luca Sbisa, D	2	0	1	1	-1	2	15:07	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Tanner Fritz, C	2	0	1	1	0	0	12:57	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Anders Lee, LW	2	1	0	1	-1	0	18:35	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
Brock Nelson, C	2	0	1	1	0	0	18:16	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ryan Pulock, D	2	0	1	1	-1	2	23:56	0	1	0	0	7	0.0
Adam Pelech, D	2	0	0	0	-2	0	20:25	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Leo Komarov, C	2	0	0	0	1	2	12:51	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Johnny Boychuk, D	2	0	0	0	-1	0	16:22	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Anthony Beauvillier, LW	2	0	0	0	-3	0	16:18	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Casey Cizikas, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	11:34	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Nick Leddy, D	2	0	0	0	0	0	22:43	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Cal Clutterbuck, RW	2	0	0	0	-1	0	13:16	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Thomas Hickey, D	2	0	0	0	1	0	17:58	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jordan Eberle, RW	2	0	0	0	0	2	17:50	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Matt Martin, LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	9:29	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

GOALIE STATISTICS
PLAYER	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO	TGA	TSA	PIM
Thomas Greiss	2	1	1	0	2.52	118:50	64	.928	0	5	69	0

Sharks
PLAYER	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	ATOI	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	SOG	SPCT
Evander Kane, LW	2	2	0	2	0	2	18:08	0	0	0	0	10	20.0
Justin Braun, D	2	0	1	1	1	2	17:50	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Logan Couture, C	2	0	1	1	-1	2	19:46	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Erik Karlsson, D	2	0	1	1	-1	0	28:08	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Joe Thornton, C	2	0	1	1	1	2	15:56	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D	2	0	1	1	-1	0	24:33	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Joonas Donskoi, RW	2	0	1	1	0	0	14:08	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Tomas Hertl, C	2	1	0	1	-2	0	18:07	0	0	1	0	5	20.0
Kevin Labanc, RW	2	1	0	1	-1	0	13:50	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Timo Meier, RW	2	1	0	1	1	0	16:45	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Antti Suomela, C	2	0	1	1	1	2	12:19	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Marcus Sorensen, RW	2	0	0	0	-1	2	10:52	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Barclay Goodrow, LW	2	0	0	0	-1	2	9:59	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Joakim Ryan, D	2	0	0	0	0	0	12:23	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Melker Karlsson, RW	2	0	0	0	-1	0	9:39	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Joe Pavelski, C	2	0	0	0	1	2	18:25	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Brent Burns, D	2	0	0	0	0	0	25:26	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brenden Dillon, D	2	0	0	0	0	0	11:49	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

GOALIE STATISTICS
PLAYER	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO	TGA	TSA	PIM
Martin Jones	2	1	1	0	2.96	121:48	29	.829	0	6	35	0

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