New York Islanders 13-14-3 (29 points – 4th in Atlantic Division, 10th in Eastern Conference) 5-10-2 home |
Pittsburgh Penguins 23-8-0 (46 points - 1st in Atlantic Division, 1st in Eastern Conference) 12-4-0 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 (1-2-0) The Islanders play their final home game of the season against Pittsburgh after suffering defeat 4-2 in the only other matchup at Nassau Coliseum this season. The first time the Isles and Pens met this season, Casey Cizikas scored his first career goal to lead the Islanders to a 4-1 win. Less than two weeks ago, Pittsburgh defeated the Islanders 6-1 in the Steel City. Mar. 10, 2013: PIT 6, NYI 1 - RECAP, BOX SCORE, HIGHLIGHTS |
Penguins player to watch Pascal Dupuis - ForwardThe 33-year-old Dupuis hasn’t slowed down after a career high 59 point year last season. Dupuis is third on the Penguins with 14 goals, and has nine points in his last eight games. The Laval, Quebec native has four points in three games against the Isles this season. |
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| Islanders Storylines •Following a stretch in which they were 5-1-1 in seven games, the Isles have suffered two home defeats in a row. •Friday’s game will be the third game in four days, all against teams currently in the top-five of the Eastern Conference (OTT, MTL). •Matt Moulson’s two assists Thursday night extend his assist streak to six games. Moulson leads the Isles with 19 helpers on the season |
The Matchup | |||
| Islanders 23.4% (25/107) 76.6% (82/107) 88 101 5-3-2 |
Power play Penalty kill Goals for Goals against Last 10 games |
Penguins 24.6% (28/114) 81.7% (90/113) 110 88 10-0-0 |
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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 40 Michael Grabner – 16 Marty Reasoner –17 Matt Martin 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 |
Pittsburgh Penguins projected lines Forwards 14 Chris Kunitz – 87 Sidney Crosby - 9 Pascal Dupuis 18 James Neal – 15 Dustin Jeffrey - 19 Beau Bennett 24 Matt Cooke – 16 Brandon Sutter - 48 Tyler Kennedy 10 Tanner Glass – 46 Joe Vitale- 27 Craig Adams Defensemen 7 Paul Martin - 44 Brooks Orpik 2 Matt Niskanen – 4 Mark Eaton 5 Deryk Engelland - 47 Simon Despres Goaltenders 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 92 Tomas Vokoun |
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What's Happening At The Coliseum •Doors Open at 5:45pm |
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