Match-up - Islanders (33-35-11 - 77 points) @ Devils (45-28-6 - 96 points)
Road/Home records - 17-17-5 -------------- 22-13-4
TV - MSG Plus (HD), MSG Plus 2 (HD)
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Devils lead 3-2
Last 10: Islanders 5-4-1 / Devils 5-4-1
Projected starting goalies - Al Montoya (NYI) vs. Johan Hedberg (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
New York (I) - 2.37 / 3.00
New Jersey - 2.62 / 2.54
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
New York (I) - 18.9% /81%
New Jersey - 16.7% / 89.8%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Islanders:
Islanders lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Matt Moulson - John Tavares - P.A. Parenteau
Josh Bailey - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo
Michael Grabner - Marty Reasoner - Nino Niederreiter
Michael Haley - Jay Pandolfo - Matt Martin
Mark Streit - Mark Eaton
Travis Hamonic - Andrew MacDonald
Dylan Reese - Matt Donovan
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Travis Zajac - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Adam Henrique - Steve Bernier
Ryan Carter - Jacob Josefson - Cam Janssen
Bryce Salvador- Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Anton Volchenkov - Peter Harrold
Notes: Johan Hedberg is expected to start...Eric Boulton, David Clarkson (lower-body injury) and Adam Larsson are expected to sit.
Islanders to watch out for:
Josh Bailey - He's really been putting it together as of late, recording eight points (2G, 6A) in his last five games.
John Tavares - He's one point short of averaging a point per game on the season, yet he's recorded just one point in five meetings against the Devils thus far. Will he break out against them tonight?
Al Montoya - He's 1-1-0 against the Devils this season in two starts, posting a 1.53 goals against average and a .939 save percentage.
Devils to watch out for:
Adam Henrique - The Rookie of the Year candidate has had a lot of success against New York this season, recording five points (1G, 4A) in five games against them.
Zach Parise - Tonight's his 500th career NHL game. He'll want it to be memorable, for sure.
Johan Hedberg - He has been outstanding against the Islanders this season as his numbers show. He's 2-0-0 against them on the season with a .50 goals against average and a .979 save percentage.
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