Islanders Visit Predators Eyeing Season Series Sweep: Lines & Notes
The Islanders sit seven points back of the second wild-card spot with six games to go.
After spoiling Alex Ovechkin’s historic day, the New York Islanders (34-32-10) head to The Music City to face the Nashville Predators (27-42-8).
Puck drop at Bridgestone Arena is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., and the game can be found on MSGSN.
The Islanders last faced the Predators on March 1, with New York picking up a 7-4 win. Six different Islanders lit the lamp in the victory, with Brock Nelson scoring twice. Ilya Sorokin got in on the action, getting credited with an empty netter despite a Steven Stamkos own goal.
PROJECTED LINEUP:
Lee-Horvat-Palmieri
Tsyplakov-Pageau-Holmstrom
Engvall-Cizikas-Fasching
Martin-MacLean-Gatcomb
Romanov-DeAngelo
Pelech-Pulock
Dobson-Mayfield
Sorokin
Hogberg
Who’s Hot:
Simon Holmstrom had an assist on Sunday to give him the first 40-point season of his career. The forward has 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points, sitting two goals short of his first-career 20-goal campaign.
Anders Lee had an assist of his own on Sunday to set a new career-high in helpers with 24. His 51 points this season are the most for him in a season since 2018-19.
Five different players, in addition to Nelson, played multi-point games in their last meeting. Holmstrom and Adam Boqvist each had two assists, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist each.
Kyle Palmieri has the most career goals and points against Nashville among active Islanders, owning 11 and 18, respectively, in 28 games. Lee’s eight assists in 19 games top the team in helpers.
Sorokin is projected to start Tuesday’s game. Despite allowing Ovechkin’s historic red light, he made 28 saves on 29 shots to pick up the win. Against Nashville, Sorokin is 1-3-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .885 SV%, making 25 saves on 29 shots to pick up the win in their last meeting in addition to his goal.
OPPONENTS NOTES:
Colton Sissons had a three-point game in Nashville’s last matchup against the Islanders, the fifth of his career. The forward had a goal and two assists in the game.
Filip Forsberg has a three-game point streak entering Tuesday’s game. Nashville’s leading scorer has a goal and two assists for three points in that span. In 77 games this season, he has 29 goals and 41 assists for 70 points.
Steven Stamkos is the Predators’ leading scorer against the Islanders. The longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain has 22 goals and 24 assists for 46 points in 47 games against them.
Justus Annunen is projected to face the Islanders on Tuesday. He last started on April 3 against the Dallas Stars, surrendering five goals on 27 shots in a loss. Tuesday marks his first career start against the Islanders.
PREDATORS LINES:
Bunting - O’Reilly - Evangelista
Forsberg - Stamkos - L’Heureux
Vrana - Svechov - Marchessault
Smith - McCarron - Wood
Skjei - Blankenburg
Del Gaizo - Barron
Englund - Oesterle
Annunen
Saros
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It would be nice one day if we were actually a legitimate threat to win a Stanley Cup again. I was 19 the last Cup now almost 62 ! It’s been too long and many humiliating years of nonsense. We have the Ownership now like we never had before. It’s time to make changes in the Hockey Ops. Kick Lou upstairs if you want. Name Patrick the GM and give him a mandate. First step is to get Dobson all the help he needs, Summer with Chara, mental health professionals, serious weight training along with fighting lessons. The kid can be salvaged, but he has to look in the mirror and accept he needs to find his balls. Barzel needs the Summer with Adam Oates. If these two guys don’t turn the corner and be stars we are F**KED!
Could either get moved it’s not out of the question, but I wouldn’t because we need what they have. Potential is a terrible thing, if you never get close to it.