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Game Preview: Islanders at Predators
The Islanders and Predators meet for the second time in a week. (8 p.m., MSG+, MSG GO)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (2-1-0) AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS (3-1-0)
8 P.M. ET | BRIDGESTONE ARENA
TV: MSG+ | MSG GO
RADIO: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM
After a four-day break, the New York Islanders return to action on Saturday night, taking on the Nashville Predators for the second time in a week.
The Predators won the first meeting last Saturday 4-3, but the Islanders responded with a 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks in a Columbus Day matinee. Robin Lehner made 35 saves for the shutout.
This is the second and final meeting between the teams this season and marks the first game of a four-game Western Conference swing for the Islanders. The Islanders have won two straight games in Music City.
ISLANDERS NOTES:
- Casey Cizikas was reportedly not at Friday's practice and is a game-time decision for Saturday's contest.
- Andrew Ladd could potentially return to the lineup - and make his season debut - on Saturday. Ladd suffered an injury on Sept. 16, but has been skating with the Islanders since Oct. 3. This past week, Ladd practiced on a line with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov, signaling his likely line mates when he returns.
- The Islanders power play has scored in three straight games and is 3-for-11 (27.3%) this season.
- The Islanders penalty kill is a perfect 8-for-8 this season.
- Tanner Fritz was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Thursday morning. Jan Kovar was placed on unconditional waivers on Wednesday and cleared on Thursday.
- Valtteri Filppula is riding a three-game point streak (2G, 1A), while Anders Lee has goals in back to back games.
- Brock Nelson is one goal shy of 100 NHL goals.
PREDATORS NOTES:
- The Predators enter Saturday's contest on the heels of a 3-0 shutout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
- Viktor Arvidsson leads Nashville in goals (2) and is tied with five other Predators point lead with three.
- Pekka Rinne recorded his 52nd career shutout on Thursday.
- The Predators power play is 0-for-15 to start the season. Nashville's penalty kill is 8-for-11 to start the season (72.7%).
ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: ANDERS LEE
After scoring a career-high 40 goals last season, Anders Lee has picked up right where he left off at the start of the 2018-19 campaign. Lee has netted a power-play goal in each of the past two games, scoring in typical Lee fashion around the front of the net. The Edina, MN native became the 15th captain in franchise history on Oct. 4.
PREDATORS PLAYER TO WATCH: VIKTOR ARVIDSSON
Viktor Arvidsson leads the Predators with two goals and is tied for the team lead with three points in the opening four games of the season. Arvidsson scored both of his goals this season against the Islanders last Saturday. The 25-year-old Swede has emerged as one of Nashville's top offensive threats over the past two seasons, recording 61 points in each of the past two campaigns.
Team Stats:
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The Islanders and Predators meet for the second time in a week. (8 p.m., MSG+, MSG GO)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (2-1-0) AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS (3-1-0)
8 P.M. ET | BRIDGESTONE ARENA
TV: MSG+ | MSG GO
RADIO: 88.7FM WRHU | 103.9FM LI NEWS | RADIO.COM
After a four-day break, the New York Islanders return to action on Saturday night, taking on the Nashville Predators for the second time in a week.
The Predators won the first meeting last Saturday 4-3, but the Islanders responded with a 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks in a Columbus Day matinee. Robin Lehner made 35 saves for the shutout.
This is the second and final meeting between the teams this season and marks the first game of a four-game Western Conference swing for the Islanders. The Islanders have won two straight games in Music City.
ISLANDERS NOTES:
- Casey Cizikas was reportedly not at Friday's practice and is a game-time decision for Saturday's contest.
- Andrew Ladd could potentially return to the lineup - and make his season debut - on Saturday. Ladd suffered an injury on Sept. 16, but has been skating with the Islanders since Oct. 3. This past week, Ladd practiced on a line with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov, signaling his likely line mates when he returns.
- The Islanders power play has scored in three straight games and is 3-for-11 (27.3%) this season.
- The Islanders penalty kill is a perfect 8-for-8 this season.
- Tanner Fritz was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Thursday morning. Jan Kovar was placed on unconditional waivers on Wednesday and cleared on Thursday.
- Valtteri Filppula is riding a three-game point streak (2G, 1A), while Anders Lee has goals in back to back games.
- Brock Nelson is one goal shy of 100 NHL goals.
PREDATORS NOTES:
- The Predators enter Saturday's contest on the heels of a 3-0 shutout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
- Viktor Arvidsson leads Nashville in goals (2) and is tied with five other Predators point lead with three.
- Pekka Rinne recorded his 52nd career shutout on Thursday.
- The Predators power play is 0-for-15 to start the season. Nashville's penalty kill is 8-for-11 to start the season (72.7%).
ISLANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: ANDERS LEE
After scoring a career-high 40 goals last season, Anders Lee has picked up right where he left off at the start of the 2018-19 campaign. Lee has netted a power-play goal in each of the past two games, scoring in typical Lee fashion around the front of the net. The Edina, MN native became the 15th captain in franchise history on Oct. 4.
PREDATORS PLAYER TO WATCH: VIKTOR ARVIDSSON
Viktor Arvidsson leads the Predators with two goals and is tied for the team lead with three points in the opening four games of the season. Arvidsson scored both of his goals this season against the Islanders last Saturday. The 25-year-old Swede has emerged as one of Nashville's top offensive threats over the past two seasons, recording 61 points in each of the past two campaigns.
Team Stats:
Islanders | |||||||||||||
PLAYER | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ATOI | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | SOG | SPCT |
Josh Bailey, LW | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 17:19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
Mathew Barzal, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 19:07 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
Valtteri Filppula, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
Anders Lee, LW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
Casey Cizikas, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
Ryan Pulock, D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
Brock Nelson, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Scott Mayfield, D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
Leo Komarov, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Luca Sbisa, D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Johnny Boychuk, D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
Matt Martin, LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
Tanner Fritz, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Anthony Beauvillier, LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
Cal Clutterbuck, RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Thomas Hickey, D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
Jordan Eberle, RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Tom Kuhnhackl, RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Adam Pelech, D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Nick Leddy, D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
GOALIE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
PLAYER | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO | TGA | TSA | PIM |
Robin Lehner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 59:41 | 35 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Thomas Greiss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 | 118:50 | 64 | .928 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 0 |
Predators | |||||||||||||
PLAYER | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ATOI | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | SOG | SPCT |
P.K. Subban, D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
Ryan Ellis, D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Mattias Ekholm, D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
Filip Forsberg, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
Ryan Hartman, RW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
Viktor Arvidsson, RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
Craig Smith, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
Colton Sissons, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
Kyle Turris, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Ryan Johansen, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
Roman Josi, D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
Anthony Bitetto, D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Kevin Fiala, LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
Dan Hamhuis, D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Miikka Salomaki, RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Calle Jarnkrok, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
Yannick Weber, D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Nick Bonino, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
Zac Rinaldo, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
Frederick Gaudreau, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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