NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 11/5/2024

Pittsburgh Penguins (5-7-1, 11 Pts) at New York Islanders (4-6-2, 10 Pts)
Venue: UBS Arena
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, November 5
Time: 7:30 pm EST

TV: SportsNet PT, MSGSN, ESPN+
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X
New York Islanders – 98.7 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +114
New York Islanders -1.5 ML -135
O/U 6

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have won two in a row after a 3-1 win over Montreal on Saturday. In both wins, Pittsburgh has allowed just one goal in each game. The Penguins power play is ranked 11th in the league.

New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders have lost five in a row after a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Isles are one of four teams who have not reached 30 total goals this season. The injury bug has hurt New York lately. The Islanders power play is ranked 29th in the NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell

O’Connor-Eller-Glass

Bunting-Acciari-Puljujarvi

Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier

Grzelcyk-Letang

Pettersson-Karlsson

Graves-St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

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New York Islanders Projected Lines

Lee-Horvat-Pageau

Tsyplakov-Nelson-Palmieri

Engvall-Cizikas-Holmstrom

Fasching-MacLean-Wahlstrom

Romanov-Dobson

Pulock-Mayfield

Cholowski-Hutton

Sorokin

Varlamov

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New York Islanders Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby lead the team with 14 points each. The two longtime stars are now playing together on the first line. Linemate Rickard Rakell leads the Penguins with a plus-5 rating.

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri leads the team with nine points. Maxim Tsyplakov is the only forward with a plus rating (plus-1).

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Matthew Nieto – IR – Returned to practice Monday
RW Bryan Rust – Week to week

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

Next Game

Pittsburgh Penguins – November 7 at Carolina
New York Islanders – November 7 at Ottawa

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