New York Islanders 13-12-3 (29 points – 4th in Atlantic Division, 10th in Eastern Conference) 5-8-2 home |
Ottawa Senators 15-8-6 (36 points - 3rd in Northeast Division, 5th in Eastern Conference) 5-7-3 road |
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| 7:00 p.m. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY Television: MSG+ Play-by-play: Howie Rose; Color: Butch Goring Radio: WHRU 88.7 FM Chris King: Play-by-play |
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| Season series (1-1-0) The Islanders are 1-1-0 against the Senators this season, with the home team winning each matchup. The last time the teams met on March 3, Ottawa tied the game with a minute left in regulation but the Isles prevailed in the shootout behind goals from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares. Evgeni Nabokov stopped both Senators shootout attempts to start March off of the right foot for the Isles. Mar. 3, 2013: NYI 3, OTT 2 (SO) - RECAP, BOX SCORE, HIGHLIGHTS |
Senators player to watch Sergei Gonchar - DefenseThe Chelyabinsk, Russia native has stepped up in Erik Karlsson's absence, and has assists in seven straight games (10 assists total). The 18-year veteran is tied for second on the team with 17 points (one goal, 16 assists), and has experience playing in all situations throughout his 1158-game NHL career. |
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| Islanders Storylines •The Islanders are 5-1-1 in March, and have points in seven in the last eight games. •The Islanders are 9-2-3 when scoring first and 8-1-1 when leading after two periods. •Brad Boyes has goals in three straight games, and nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last six games. •Evgeni Nabokov is 9-3-2 since Feb. 14. |
The Matchup | |||
| Islanders 23.8% (24/101) 80.8% (76/94) 83 91 5-3-2 |
Power play Penalty kill Goals for Goals against Last 10 games |
Senators 20.0% (19/95) 88.7% (94/106) 72 62 4-2-4 |
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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 – 21 Kyle Okposo 53 Casey Cizikas – 10 Keith Aucoin - 13 Colin McDonald 17 Matt Martin - 16 Marty Reasoner - 36 Eric Boulton Defensemen 3 Travis Hamonic - 47 Andrew MacDonald 14 Thomas Hickey – 11 Lubomir Visnovsky 2 Mark Streit - 4 Radek Martinek Goaltenders 20 Evgeni Nabokov 60 Kevin Poulin |
Ottawa Senators projected lines Forwards 33 Jakob Silfverberg - 7 Kyle Turris - 14 Colin Greening 73 Guillaume Latendresse - 15 Zack Smith - 11 Daniel Alfredsson 25 Chris Neil - 93 Mike Zibanejad - 22 Erik Condra 28 Matt Kassian - 13 Peter Regin - 18 Jim O'Brien Defensemen 46 Patrick Wiercioch - 55 Sergei Gonchar 4 Chris Phillips - 61 Andre Benoit 3 Marc Methot - 62 Eric Gryba Goaltenders 40 Robin Lehner 30 Ben Bishop |
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What's Happening At The Coliseum •Doors Open at 5:45pm |
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