New York Islanders (16-17-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) vs. Vancouver Canucks (21-20-6, seventh in the Pacific)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EST
LINE: Canucks -102, Islanders -118; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: Vancouver plays New York in a non-conference matchup.
The Canucks are 9-8-3 at home. Vancouver averages 8.9 penalty minutes per game, the eighth-most in the Western Conference. Tyler Myers leads the team serving 48 total minutes.
The Islanders are 7-7-3 on the road. New York is last in the Eastern Conference shooting 28.8 shots per game.
The teams face off Wednesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: J.T. Miller has 46 total points for the Canucks, 16 goals and 30 assists. Elias Pettersson has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Vancouver.
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders with 28 points, scoring 10 goals and adding 18 assists. Brock Nelson has four goals and five assists over the last 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 5-2-3, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game with a .943 save percentage.
Islanders: 5-5-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.6 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes while allowing two goals per game with a .923 save percentage.
INJURIES: Canucks: Matthew Highmore: out (health and safety protocols), Ashton Sautner: out (covid-19), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (covid-19), Quinn Hughes: out (covid-19).
Islanders: Sebastian Aho: out (covid-19).
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