Ottawa Senators (27-33-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (29-22-14, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the New York Islanders after the Senators took down the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a shootout.
New York is 29-22-14 overall and 15-8-9 in home games. The Islanders have an 8-8-7 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
Ottawa is 27-33-4 overall and 9-19-2 on the road. The Senators have conceded 223 goals while scoring 202 for a -21 scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Islanders won the previous matchup 5-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Nelson has 28 goals and 27 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
Claude Giroux has scored 19 goals with 35 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Scott Mayfield: out (lower-body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body).
Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (upper body), Thomas Chabot: day to day (lower body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper body), Travis Hamonic: out (undisclosed), Matthew Highmore: out (upper-body), Zack MacEwen: out (lower body).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
