New York Islanders (6-6-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (8-3-3, in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Vancouver Canucks after Anders Lee scored two goals in the Islanders' 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Vancouver has gone 2-2-3 at home and 8-3-3 overall. The Canucks have gone 8-1-2 in games they score three or more goals.
New York is 6-6-4 overall and 4-3-2 on the road. The Islanders are 2-1-4 in games decided by one goal.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Quinn Hughes has scored three goals with 13 assists for the Canucks. Jonathan Lekkerimaki has over the past 10 games.
Kyle Palmieri has seven goals and seven assists for the Islanders. Maxim Tsyplakov has over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 7-2-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Islanders: 4-4-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.
Islanders: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
