Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
Montreal Canadiens (2-3-0, 4 Pts) at New York Islanders (1-1-2, 4 Pts)
Date: Saturday, October 19
UBS Arena – Elmont, New York
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+, Sportsnet, MSGSN
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal Canadiens: +1.5 ML +185
New York Islanders: -1.5 ML -225
O/U 6
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Montreal Canadiens Notes:
Montreal began a three-game homestand with a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators last Saturday. The Canadiens, however, struggled in portions of their 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday and 4-1 setback to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
New York Islanders Notes:
The Isles dropped a 5-4 overtime loss to the Utah Hockey Club in the home opener on Oct. 10 and posted a 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday that was part of a 1-1-1 road trip. On Thursday, the Islanders were shut out for the second time this season in a 1-0 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Montreal Canadiens Lineup:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Armia
Anderson-Evans-Gallagher
Heineman-Dvorak-Kapanen
Matheson-Barron
Hutson-Savard
Mailloux-Xhekaj
Primeau
Montembeault
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New York Islanders Lineup:
Duclair-Horvat-Barzal
Tsplakov-Nelson-Palmieri
Lee-Pageau-Holmstrom
Cizikas-MacLean-Gauthier
Romanov-Dobson
Pelech-Pulock
Reilly-Mayfield
Varlamov
Sorokin
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens:
Cole Caufield has scored four goals and collected one assist, averaging 3.4 shots per game and shooting 23.5%. That makes him among the leaders for Montreal with five total points. Juraj Slafkovsky is crucial for Montreal’s attack with four total points, including one goal and three assists through five contests, and is a game-time decision with an upper-body injury.
New York Islanders:
Anthony Duclair and Brock Nelson have each scored two goals. Ilya Sorokin is 1-0-1 with a .953 save percentage and a 1.48 goals against average.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Leg), Patrick Laine (Knee), David Reinbacher (Knee), Kaiden Guhle (Upper Body)
New York Islanders:
None
Next Game:
Montreal Canadiens: October 22 vs New York Rangers at 7:15 pm EST.
New York Islanders: October 22 vs Detroit at 7:45 pm EST.
