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Match-up - New York Islanders (16-16-3) @ New Jersey Devils (15-11-9)
Road/Home records - 10-5-1 -------------- 10-5-2
TV - MSG Plus, MSG Plus 2
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Islanders lead 2-1-1
Last 10: Islanders 5-5-0 / Devils 4-2-4
Projected starting goalies - Evgeni Nabokov (NYI) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
New York - 2.77 / 3.20
New Jersey - 2.46 / 2.60
Power play/Penalty Kill percentage
New York - 20.6% / 80%
New Jersey - 17.7% / 80.3%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Islanders:
Lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Brad Boyes
Josh Bailey - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo
Michael Grabner - Keith Aucoin - Colin McDonald
Matt Martin - Marty Reasoner - Casey Cizikas
Thomas Hickey - Lubomir Visnovsky
Andrew MacDonald - Travis Hamonic
Mark Streit - Radek Martinek
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Travis Zajac - David Clarkson
Patrik Elias - Andrei Loktionov - Steve Bernier
Dainius Zubrus - Adam Henrique - Matt D'Agostini
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - Tom Kostopoulos
Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Henrik Tallinder - Peter Harrold
Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Dainius Zubrus practiced today and may make his return to the lineup...Krys Barch will sit as a healthy scratch up front...Peter Harrold will draw in for Adam Larsson...Anton Volchenkov is the other scratch on defense.
Islanders to watch out for:
John Tavares - After struggling mightily against the Devils for most of his young career, Tavares has finally figured them out. Tavares has five goals and seven points in four games against them this season.
Kyle Okposo - The Minnesota native has struggled this season and his recent play is an indication of that. Okposo has just two assists and seven shots in his last six games.
Casey Cizikas - Despite seeing limited minutes as a bottom-six forward, Cizikas has produced this season and has two points in his last four games.
Devils to watch out for:
Dainius Zubrus - Even with just one full practice under his belt since suffering an injury in February, he will return to the lineup tonight. It will be interesting to see how effective he is.
Steve Bernier - He has been hot of late scoring twice and adding two assists in his last five games.
Matt D'Agostini - Despite picking up two points in his last two games, D'Agostini has zero shots in his last three games. He needs to start putting pucks on net.
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