Game Preview: Islanders vs Flyers

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (32-37-10) VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (40-25-14)
7 P.M. - BARCLAYS CENTER
TV: MSG+2, MSG GO
RADIO: 88.7FM - WRHU, AM970 - The Answer, 103.9FM - LI News
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QUICK NOTES:

• Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck are in the lineup.
• Casey Cizikas (upper body), Dennis Seidenberg and Brandon Davidson are out.
• Thomas Greiss will start in goal with Jaroslav Halak backing him up.
• The Islanders are looking to end a two-game losing streak.
• This is the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season.

LINEUP NOTES:

Josh Bailey is back in the lineup after missing two games with an upper-body injury. Cal Clutterbuck is also in after missing Monday's practice. Dennis Seidenberg and Brandon Davidson are out as the Islanders go back to a 12 forwards - 6 defensemen lineup after playing two games with 11-7.
Thomas Greiss will start in goal with Jaroslav Halak backing him up.
Islanders Projected Lines:
Lee-Tavares-Bailey
Beauvillier-Barzal-Eberle
Ladd-Nelson-Fritz
Johnston-Wagner-Clutterbuck
Leddy-Boychuk
Pelech-Mayfield
Hickey-Pulock

SEASON SERIES:

The Islanders are 2-1-0 against the Flyers this season, winning a pair of games in overtime during a home-and-home in November, while losing the most recent contest back in early January.

BY THE NUMBERS:

19 - Goals for Anthony Beauvillier.Beauvillier is one shy of hitting 20 for the first time in his NHL career. Beauvillier has goals in three straight games.
13 - Power-play goals in the past nine games.The Islanders have 13 power-play goals (13-for-31) over their past nine games.
39 - Goals for Anders Lee. Lee is one goal shy of 40, which would make him the first Islander since Jason Blake in 2006-07 to hit the mark.

THE FLYERS:

Leading Scorers: Goals:Sean Couturier - 31
Assists: Claude Giroux - 66
Points: Claude Giroux - 95
Philadelphia is on the verge of clinching a playoff spot, which is remarkable given that the Flyers lost 10 games in a row (0-5-5) from mid-November to early December. The Flyers were 8-11-7 after their 10th loss and are now 40-25-14, including 5-0-3 over their last eight games.
Claude Giroux leads the Flyers with a career-high 95 points (29G, 66A) and is attempting to hit 100 points for the first time in his career. Giroux is on a seven-game point streak (3G, 9A) and has points in 15 of his last 16 games. The Flyers' captain hasn't gone more than one game without a point since a two-game stretch from Feb. 3-6. Giroux has 37 points (14G, 23A) since Feb. 6.
Michael Raffl is expected to return to the Flyers' lineup on Tuesday. Raffl has been out since March 18 with an upper-body injury.
Flyers Projected Lines:
Giroux-Couturier-Konecny
Lindblom-Patrick-Voracek
Weal-Filppula-Simmonds
Lehtera-Laughton-Read
Provorov-Gostisbehere
Sanheim-MacDonald
Manning-Gudas