Montreal visits New York Islanders after Caufield’s 2-goal game

On 02/20/2022 By CanucksBanterIn NHL Game PreviewsLeave a comment

By The Associated Press

Montreal Canadiens (9-33-7, eighth in the Atlantic) vs. New York Islanders (18-20-6, sixth in the Metropolitan)

Elmont; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Montreal visits the New York Islanders after Cole Caufield scored two goals in the Canadiens’ 3-2 overtime win against the Blues.

The Islanders are 11-12-2 in Eastern Conference games. New York is last in the Eastern Conference shooting 28.9 shots per game.

The Canadiens are 4-20-2 in Eastern Conference play. Montreal scores 2.2 goals per game, the least in the Eastern Conference. Nicholas Suzuki leads the team with nine total goals.

In their last matchup on Nov. 4, New York won 6-2. Brock Nelson recorded a team-high 4 points for the Islanders.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nelson leads the Islanders with 16 goals and has 25 points. Noah Dobson has five assists over the last 10 games for New York.

Jesse Ylonen leads the Canadiens with a plus-two in seven games this season. Mike Hoffman has 6 points over the last 10 games for Montreal.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 4-6-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.

Canadiens: 1-8-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 4.8 goals per game with an .852 save percentage.

INJURIES: Islanders: Semyon Varlamov: out (health protocols).

Canadiens: Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (health protocols), Louie Belpedio: out (covid-19), Gianni Fairbrother: out (covid-19), David Savard: out (ankle).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hurricanes visit the Penguins after Svechnikov’s 2-goal game

On 02/20/2022 By CanucksBanterIn NHL Game PreviewsLeave a comment

By The Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes (33-11-4, first in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (31-12-8, second in the Metropolitan)

Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host Carolina after Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals in the Hurricanes’ 5-3 victory against the Predators.

The Penguins are 8-2-1 against Metropolitan opponents. Pittsburgh is 17th in the league with 34.8 shots per game and is averaging 3.3 goals.

The Hurricanes are 6-4-0 against the rest of their division. Carolina averages 9.2 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the Eastern Conference. Ian Cole leads the team serving 57 total minutes.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season for the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 51 total points for the Penguins, 25 goals and 26 assists. Sidney Crosby has four goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

Tony DeAngelo leads the Hurricanes with a plus-18 in 41 games this season. Svechnikov has eight goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 5-2-3, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.

Hurricanes: 6-2-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.2 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .922 save percentage.

INJURIES: Penguins: Teddy Blueger: out (upper-body).

Hurricanes: Vincent Trocheck: day to day (upper body).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.