New York Islanders 6-9-1 (13 points – 5th in Atlantic Division, 12th in Eastern Conference) 4-3-1 road |
Montreal Canadiens 9-3-4 (22 points - 1st in Northeast Division, 1st in Eastern Conference) 7-3-0 home |
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| 7:30 p.m. Bell Centre Montreal, QC Television: MSG+2 Howie Rose: Play-by-play, Butch Goring: Color Radio: WHRU 88.7 FM Chris King: Play-by-play |
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| Season series (2011-12) The Islanders went 2-2-0 against the Canadiens last season, winning the final contest 3-2 in a shootout. Mark Streit and Frans Nielsen (one assist) scored in regulation, and in the sixth round of the breakaway competition, Josh Bailey netted the game-deciding goal. The Islanders and Canadiens will meet twice more this season, with both games at the Coliseum. Mar. 17, 2012: NYI 3, MTL 2 (SO) - RECAP, BOX SCORE, HIGHLIGHTS |
Canadiens player to watch Tomas Plekanec - CenterTomas Plekanec leads Montreal with 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in 16 games this season. The Kladno, Czech Republic native has scored 20-plus goals in five of the last six seasons, while missing only 10 games during that span. Plekanec leads the team with 50 shots on goal and 341 faceoffs taken this season. |
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| Islanders Storylines •The Islanders are on game two of a three-game road trip, with a loss Tuesday at Ottawa and a game coming up at Buffalo on Saturday. •Travis Hamonic scored his second goal of the season Tuesday at Ottawa, matching his goal output from 2011-12. •If he dresses for tonight's game, Matt Moulson will take sole possession of third place on the franchise all-time leader board with 262 consecutive games played, passing Denis Potvin. |
The Matchup | |||
| Islanders 23.9% (16/67) 83.9 (47/56) 46 57 3-7-0 |
Power play Penalty kill Goals for Goals against Last 10 games |
Canadiens 18.0% (14/78) 83.8% (62/74) 46 35 7-2-1 |
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| New York Islanders projected lines Forwards 26 Matt Moulson - 91 John Tavares - 24 Brad Boyes 12 Josh Bailey - 51 Frans Nielsen - 10 Keith Aucoin 40 Michael Grabner - 16 Marty Reasoner - 21 Kyle Okposo 17 Matt Martin - 53 Casey Cizikas - 13 Colin McDonald Defensemen 3 Travis Hamonic - 47 Andrew MacDonald 14 Thomas Hickey - 11 Lubomir Visnovsky 2 Mark Streit - 52 Joe Finley Goaltenders 20 Evgeni Nabokov 39 Rick DiPietro |
Montreal Canadiens projected lines Forwards 21 Brian Gionta - 14 Tomas Plekanec - 17 Rene Bourque 72 Erik Cole - 51 David Desharnais - 67 Max Pacioretty 8 Brandon Prust - 27 Alex Galchenyuk - 81 Lars Eller 32 Travis Moen - 53 Ryan White - 20 Colby Armstrong Defensemen 26 Josh Gorges - 61 Raphael Diaz 74 Alexei Emelin - 79 Andrei Markov 55 Francis Bouillon - 76 PK Subban Goaltenders 31 Carey Price 30 Peter Budaj |
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Quote of the Day “I thought we had some good chances tonight. Our guys played hard. We had some looks. We’ve just got to bear down a little bit more." Islanders Head Coach Jack Capuano, |
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