Game Preview: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators 2/19/13
Tuesday, 02.19.2013 / 12:00 AM
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By Travis Betts
PrintNew York Islanders 6-9-1 (13 points – 5th in Atlantic Division, 11th in Eastern Conference) 4-2-1 road |
Ottawa Senators 8-6-2 (18 points - 4th in Northeast Division, 7th in Eastern Conference) 5-1-2 home |
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| 7:30 p.m. Scotiabank Place Ottawa, ON Television: MSG+ 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 1-3-0 against the Ottawa Senators in 2011-12, losing the final three matchups. In the last matchup, on April 1, Mark Streit scored first but the Senators countered with five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 win. John Tavares and Matt Moulson earned assists on Streit's goal. Apr. 1, 2012: OTT 5 NYI 1 - RECAP, BOX SCORE, HIGHLIGHTS |
Senators player to watch Kyle Turris - CenterSenators center Kyle Turris appears to be in the midst of a breakout season. After setting career-highs in goals (12), assists (17) and points (29) last season, the 23-year-old leads the team with 12 points (four goals, eight assists), and has registered at least 17:00 of ice time in each of the last 13 games. |
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| Islanders Storylines •The Islanders begin a three-game road trip Tuesday at Ottawa, with stops at Montreal and at Philadelphia before returning to New York •With a goal and three assists on Feb. 16 vs. New Jersey, Matt Moulson has 14 points (5-9-14) in his last 11 games. •If he dresses for tonight's game, Matt Moulson will tie Denis Potvin for third on the franchise all-time leader board with 262 consecutive games played |
The Matchup | |||
| Islanders 25.4 (16/63) 84.3 (43/51) 45 54 4-6-0 |
Power play Penalty kill Goals for Goals against Last 10 games |
Senators 15.8% (9/57) 90.2% (55/61) 37 31 4-5-1 |
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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 - 21 Kyle Okposo 40 Michael Grabner - 10 Keith Aucoin - 41 David Ullstrom 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 39 Rick DiPietro 20 Evgeni Nabokov |
Ottawa Senators projected lines Forwards 33 Jakob Silfverberg - 7 Kyle Turris - 11 Daniel Alfredsson 22 Erik Condra - 14 Colin Greening - 24 Stephane Da Costa 59 Dave Dziurzynski - 15 Zack Smith - 25 Chris Neil 23 Karpars Daugavins - 57 Derek Grant - 22 Erik Condra Defensemen 4 Chris Phillips - 10 Mike Lundin 46 Patrick Wiercioch - 55 Sergei Gonchar 3 Marc Methot - 62 Eric Gryba Goaltenders 41 Craig Anderson 30 Ben Bishop |
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Quote of the Day “I think everybody knows what kind of performance we put on the ice. We have to turn the page quickly. It was a terrible game on our part, from start to finish, but it’s a quick turnaround. We have a game in Ottawa tomorrow, and then a big week against Montreal and Buffalo. We can’t drop our heads here. We just have to play better tomorrow.” Islanders captain Mark Streit, |
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