Islanders Battle Senators In Second Of Back-To-Back: Lines & Notes
Sorokin is starting for a second straight night.
Following a crucial win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the New York Islanders (10-11-7) wrap up a back-to-back against the Ottawa Senators (12-12-2) in a brief trip north of the border.
Puck drop from Canadian Tire Centre is set for 5:00 p.m., and the game can be found on MSGSN.
The two teams met for the first time on Nov. 7, with New York picking up a 4-2 win. After both teams went scoreless in the first period, the Islanders got two in the second on red lights from Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Oliver Wahlstrom padded the lead in the third, but Ottawa made it close on goals by Nick Jensen and Drake Batherson. However, that was as close as the Senators could get, with Bo Horvat sealing the game on an empty netter.
PROJECTED LINEUP (Per Newday’s Andrew Gross):
Tsyplakov-Horvat-Pageau
Lee-Nelson-Palmieri
Holmstrom-Cizikas-Wahlstrom
Martin-MacLean-Engvall
Romanov-Pulock
George-Dobson
Cholowski-Mayfield
Sorokin
Hogberg
WHO’S HOT:
Pageau returns to his old haunts off a three-point game against Carolina on Saturday, tallying a goal and two assists. He has a three-game point streak against the Senators, recording a red light and two helpers in that span.
Noah Dobson tallied a point in three straight games entering Sunday. The defenseman has a goal and two assists in that stretch after a strong showing on Saturday.
Kyle Palmieri remains in search of his 500th NHL point. In 846 career games, he has 256 goals and 243 assists for 499 points.
After his goal against the Senators in their last meeting, Wahlstrom now has five in 10 career games against Ottawa. He enters the game after lighting the lamp in the second period against Carolina.
Lee has the most goals among active Islanders against the Senators, boasting 14 in 30 career games. Horvat leads in assists and points against Ottawa with 13 and 22, respectively.
Ilya Sorokin, who will start again for a second straight night, notched the win on Saturday with 28 saves on 31 shots. Against Ottawa, he is 3-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .943 SV%, winning his last matchup with 45 saves on 47 shots.
OPPONENT’S NOTES:
Tim Stutzle had two assists in Ottawa’s win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. In his last 10 games, he has three goals and eight assists. He also has a five-game point streak against New York, totaling two goals and eight assists in that span.
Drake Batherson has also performed well against the Islanders recently. He has scored three goals with two assists in three straight meetings with New York.
Despite having a down year, Claude Giroux is Ottawa’s leading scorer against the Islanders across the board. The longtime Philadelphia Flyer has 26 goals and 47 assists for 73 points in 71 games against them.
With the Senators also on the back end of a back-to-back, Anton Forsberg will start on Sunday. He last started against the Kings on Nov. 30, taking a loss with four goals on 26 shots.
Against the Islanders, he is 2-7-0 in 10 games with a 3.62 GAA and .890 SV%, dropping their last meeting with three goals on 24 shots.
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Notes: Anton Forsberg gets the start.
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