Matchup- Devils (11-8-1 - 23 points) @ Islanders (5-10-4 - 14 points)
TV - MSG Plus (HD), MSG Plus 2,
Puck drop - 3:00 PM ET
Last 5: Devils 3-2-0 / Islanders 1-3-1
Last 10: Devils 7-3-0 / Islanders 2-6-2
Projected starting goalies - Johan Hedberg (NJ) vs. Al Montoya (NYI)

Battle of the stats

Goals for/against per game

New York Islanders - 2.00 / 3.37
New Jersey - 2.45 / 2.70

Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage

New York Islanders - 15.9% / 80.0%
New Jersey - 12.3% / 93.8%

Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Islanders:

Matt Moulson - John Tavares - PA Parenteau
Michael Grabner - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo
Matt Martin - Josh Bailey - Nino Niederreiter
Michael Haley - Marty Reasoner - David Ullstrom

Mark Streit - Steve Staios
Andrew MacDonald - Travis Hamonic
Mike Mottau - Milan Jurcina

Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:

Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Mattias Tedenby - Ryan Carter - David Clarkson
Brad Mills - Tim Sestito - Cam Janssen

Andy Greene - Adam Larsson
Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne
Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov

Notes: Mattias Tedenby will take Nick Palmieri's spot on the third line...Brad Mills will draw back into the lineup...Sestito will play in his second consecutive game...The Devils powerplay is 0 for 6 in the past two games..

Islanders to watch out for:

Kyle Okposo - He has certainly had his struggles this season but he appears to be righting the ship as he's coming off of a three point game against the Flyers.

Michael Grabner - Grabner, like Okposo, has been struggling mightily this season; however, Grabner, again like Okposo, is coming off of a three point game.

Brian Rolston - He's facing the Devils for the first time time since being traded in the off-season.

Devils to watch out for:

Zach Parise - He's been getting a lot of chances but he just can't capitalize. Can he finally do so against a struggling Islanders team?

Dainus Zubrus - Zubrus has been playing his best hockey as a Devil of late. He is currently on a three game point streak and has nine points in his last nine games.

Andy Greene - After a slow start offensively Greene has four points in his last five games.

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