NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/8/2024

New York Islanders (10-11-7, 27 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (12-12-2, 26 Pts)
Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Tonight – Sunday, December 8
Time: 5:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MSGSN
Radio:
New York – 98.7 ESPN
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York +1.5 ML +120
Ottawa -1.5 ML -142
O/U 6

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders won the previous meeting with Ottawa 4-2. New York has lost five straight games on the road. The Isles beat Carolina 4-3 on Saturday.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

Ottawa beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Saturday. The Senators have the NHL’s eighth-ranked power play at 25.6 percent. Ottawa’s penalty kill is 24th in the league.

New York Islanders Projected Lines

Tsyplakov-Horvat-Pageau

Lee-Nelson-Palmieri

Holmstrom-Cizikas-Wahlstrom

Martin-MacLean-Fasching

Romanov-Pulock

George-Dobson

Cholowski-Mayfield

Sorokin

Varlamov

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson

Giroux-Stutzle-Gaudette

Cousins-Pinto-Amadio

Gregor-Ostapchuk-Greig

Chabot-Jensen

Sanderson-Hamonic

Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Forsberg

Ullmark

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Ottawa Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Anders Lee has 11 goals and ten assists for the Islanders. Simon Holmstrom has scored five goals with two assists over the past ten games.

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle has ten goals and 22 assists for the Senators. Adam Gaudette has five goals and one assist over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

LW Anthony Duclair – LTIR – Out four to six weeks
C Mathew Barzal – LTIR – Out four to six weeks
D Adam Pelech – IR – Out four to six weeks
D Mike Reilly – Day to day

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – IR – Out indefinitely
LW David Perron – Day to day

Next Game

New York Islanders – December 10 vs Los Angeles
Ottawa Senators – December 11 vs Anaheim

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