Game Preview: Islanders vs Predators

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (15-9-0) VS NASHVILLE PREDATORS (11-9-2)
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The New York Islanders take on the Nashville Predators on Friday at UBS Arena.
The Predators won the last matchup on Nov. 17 at Bridgestone Arena 5-4 after jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the first period. The Islanders are 0-6-2 in their last eight games against the Predators. Their last win came on Oct. 28, 2017.

"(The Predators are) a high potent offensive team, they've got big defensemen," Head Coach Lane Lambert said. "I just felt like we didn't have a very good start. That was the main takeaway for me, is that once we started playing, we had success but the start wasn't there for us."
The Islanders come into Friday's game off a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior to that loss, the Islanders had won four games in a row.
Nashville tied the New Jersey Devils in the final seconds to force overtime on Thursday before pulling out a 4-3 win on Ryan Johansen's second of the game. The Predators have won two consecutive games in overtime, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Nov. 29.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced Thursday that Kyle Palmieri was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 21 and is considered day-to-day with an upper body injury. Josh Bailey skated Thursday but is also considered day-to-day with an upper body injury. Cal Clutterbuck is considered day-to-day with an upper body injury.
  - Hudson Fasching and Cole Bardreau were called up from Bridgeport with the injuries to Palmieri, Clutterbuck and Bailey. Bardreau has nine points (5G, 4A) in 19 games this season, and Fasching has 10 points (7G, 3A) in 18 games this year.
  - Bardreau has played 10 NHL games in his career, all with the Islanders, and scored two points (1G, 1A). Fasching has played 38 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes and has three points (1G, 2A).
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  - Mathew Barzal is second in the NHL with 24 assists after tallying an assist on Noah Dobson's power-play goal on Tuesday. Barzal has 11 points (2G, 9A) in his last nine games.
  - Noah Dobson's goal extended the Islanders' NHL-leading goal total from defensemen to 19. Dobson has scored seven goals this year, tied with Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson for third-most in the NHL.
  - The Islanders have scored power play goals in four straight games, with five power play goals in that span.

PREDATORS NOTES:

• Roman Josi recorded a four-point game in the Islanders' last matchup with the Predators. Josi has 18 points (5G, 13A) in 22 games this season. Josi scored the game-winning goal in overtime against the Ducks on Nov. 29, tying him with Shea Weber for third-most overtime winners in Predators history with seven.
  - Nashville returned to the ice against Anaheim on Nov. 29 after a flood at Bridgestone Arena caused postponements of games scheduled for Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 against the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets, respectively.
  - With Juuse Saros starting for the Predators against the Devils on Dec. 1, Kevin Lankinen is likely to start against the Islanders. Lankinen has posted a 2-3-0 record with a .922 save percentage and a 2.50 GAA in six appearances this season.
  - Ryan Johansen scored two goals in Thursday's overtime win over the Devils, including the overtime winner. Johansen also added an assist, for his first three-point effort and just his second multi-point effort of the season. Johansen has 14 points (7G, 7A) in 22 games this year.
  - Mikael Granlund scored with nine seconds left in the game Thursday to force overtime. The goal was Granlund's third of the season, and his 17th point of the year (3G, 14A)