Pre-Game Talk: Isles vs Oilers - Tues, Dec 19

[Bones45]

Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNW): Connor McDavid begins the week on a 12-game point streak (seven goals, 21 assists), which includes nine multipoint games. He’s tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring (41 points; 11 goals, 30 assists) after he was 91st (13 points; four goals, nine assists) when the streak began Nov. 20. McDavid has an 11-game assist streak, one shy of the Oilers record (Wayne Gretzky, five times; Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri).

The Islanders are 6-1-2 in their past nine games and 9-2-3 since losing seven in a row (0-4-3) from Nov. 4-16. Mathew Barzal has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games and is averaging 1.10 points per game this season. He is one of three Islanders (Noah Dobson, 1.07; Bo Horvat, 1.03) at a point-per-game pace. Dobson has eight assists in his past four games.

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[Kevin27NYI]

Two hot teams, don't like our chances against McDavid and Draisaitl without Pelech, Pulock and Mayfield tbh. Need Sorokin to stand on his head.

 

[Bones45]

Two hot teams, don't like our chances against McDavid and Draisaitl without Pelech, Pulock and Mayfield tbh. Need Sorokin to stand on his head.

Maybe play both Sorokin and Varly?

 

[leeroggy]

Two hot teams, don't like our chances against McDavid and Draisaitl without Pelech, Pulock and Mayfield tbh. Need Sorokin to stand on his head.

Geez, for Christmas/Hanukkah and as a New Year's resolution, I'd love for a treatment for pessimism.

Edmonton's last 2 games were home losses to Tampa 7-4 and Florida 5-1.

I like our chances a lot more than you do.

 

[Riseonfire]

2G, 2D 2F. Revolutionizing the sport in the worst way possible for everyone else

Geez, for Christmas/Hanukkah and as a New Year's resolution, I'd love for a treatment for pessimism.

Edmonton's last 2 games were home losses to Tampa 7-4 and Florida 5-1.

I like our chances a lot more than you do.

With the way Dobson, Barzal and Horvat are humming? I like us against anyone right now. Might not win but we should be 'in' every game rn.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Geez, for Christmas/Hanukkah and as a New Year's resolution, I'd love for a treatment for pessimism.

Edmonton's last 2 games were home losses to Tampa 7-4 and Florida 5-1.

I like our chances a lot more than you do.

I'd nominate myself as a more optimistic person in these parts but our last place PK.. vs these guys

 

[leeroggy]

I'd nominate myself as a more optimistic person in these parts but our last place PK.. vs these guys

Their PK is below 80% too

Just don't take penalties

 

[doublechili]

Maybe play both Sorokin and Varly?

That's a no go. Charles Wang once asked the NHL if the Isles could do that, and they officially declared it against the rules.

 

[PK Cronin]

That's a no go. Charles Wang once asked the NHL if the Isles could do that, and they officially declared it against the rules.

If we just sew them together we could claim they're just one sumo wrestler though, right?

 

[Nizami Ganjavi]

Maybe play both Sorokin and Varly?

There's an excellent chance both will play.

 

[Bones45]

There's an excellent chance both will play.

lol.. sadly,,, very possible...