NFT: Islanders vs. Devils 7pm @ The Rock

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (30-16-6) AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS (20-25-7)

7 PM | PRUDENTIAL CENTER

Islanders try to get back On the winning track and achieve a series sweep of the Devils tonight. I was not very impressed with their overall game against the Bruins. Lehner looked very good again but offensively we were a second off here and there. Hopefully, tonight we get on the point streak.PP looked better to start the game and then went stagnant. One last thing video review is great but when it takes to long it annoys the hell out of
me when they then overturn the call that was made on the ice. I get that you want to get the call right but if it takes you that long to figure out then just leave the call the way it is.

SEASON SERIES: NYI LEADS 3-0-0

The Islanders have won all three meetings against the Devils this season and are looking for their first season series sweep since 2014-15. Thomas Greiss posted a 35-save shutouts on Nov. 3 in Brooklyn, Mathew Barzal scored the OT winner in a 4-3 win in Newark on Nov. 23 and Michael Dal Colle's first-career goal was the game-winner in a 4-1 victory on Jan. 17 on Long Island.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

- The Islanders are looking to get back on track after falling 3-1 to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, the Isles' first regulation loss since Jan. 12. The loss snapped the Islanders eight-game point streak (6-0-2), though the Isles' 16-4-2 record since Dec. 15 is still the league's best over that span.

- Head Coach Barry Trotz tinkered with his lines at Wednesday's practice in Newark, swapping Michael Dal Colle and Anthony Beauvillier. Dal Colle practiced with Mathew Barzal and Josh Bailey, while Beauvillier practiced with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov.

- Trotz did not reveal a starter for Thursday's game. Thomas Greiss has played two of the Islanders three games against the Devils this season, stopping 74 of 77 shots in a pair of wins. Greiss is also riding a personal shutout streak of 146:48 after recording shutouts against Washington and Tampa Bay in each of his last two starts.

- The Islanders allowed the first goal on Tuesday for the first time since Jan. 10. Tuesday's 3-1 loss also marked the end of the Isles nine-game streak with allowing two regulation goals or fewer.

- Mathew Barzal has points in two straight games (1G, 1A) and in three of his last four games. Barzal leads the Islanders in assists (32) and points (47) this season.

- The Islanders (66 points) are first in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of the Washington Capitals (64 points) and four points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins (62 points).




DEVILS NOTES:

- The Devils traded center Brian Boyle to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday in exchange for Nashville's 2019 second-round pick. Boyle had 19 points (13G, 6A) in 47 games for the Devils this season, matching his goal output from all of last season.

Boyle was a swiss-army knife for the Devils, averaging 1:59 SH/TOI GP, as well as 2:54 PP/TOI GP.

- New Jersey is coming off a 5-1 loss to the LA Kings on Tuesday. The Devils are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games.

- The Devils (47 points) are currently last in the Metro Division, 14 points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card berth.

- Reigning NHL MVP Taylor Hall has been out with a lower-body injury since Dec. 23. Hall has 37 points (11G, 26A) in 33 games this season.

- In Hall's absence, Kyle Palmieri has assumed the Devils' scoring lead with 40 points (23G, 17A) in 52 games. Palmieri also filled in for Hall at the NHL All-Star Weekend in San Jose.

Go Isles! Need these 2 points!