Game Preview: Islanders vs Oilers

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (12-8-0) VS EDMONTON OILERS (10-9-0)
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After returning home from a four-game road trip, the New York Islanders will face the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night at UBS Arena.
The Islanders went 2-2-0 on their four game trip, which ended with a 3-2 comeback win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. Anthony Beauvillier scored in overtime to snap the Islanders' two-game losing streak after Josh Bailey tied the game late.
"Our group responded again in the third period," Head Coach Lane Lambert said, as the Islanders improved to 4-6-0 when trailing after two periods.

The Oilers lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Monday but defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime on Saturday.
Per Eric Hornick, the Isles have gone 11-1-2 in their last 14 home games against the Oilers, including a 4-3 OT win on New Year's Day 2022. Overall, the Isles are 3-2-4 in their last nine games with the Oilers, including a 3-1 defeat in Alberta last January.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• Anthony Beauvillier scored the game-winning goal in overtime on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Beauvillier had not scored a goal in 11 games prior to scoring the OT winner. Beauvillier has eight points (4G, 4A) in 19 games this season. He is three goals shy of 100 for his career.
  - Mathew Barzal became the third player in the NHL to reach 20 assists. He leads the Islanders in points with 22 (2G, 20A). Barzal is on a five-game point streak with seven points (2G, 5A) in those games.
  - Cal Clutterbuck set the NHL's all-time hits record (3,635) on Monday night, passing Dustin Brown (3,632). Clutterbuck recorded nine hits against the Maple Leafs to set the NHL record. Clutterbuck has three games with nine or more hits this season.
  - Noah Dobson is tied for third in defensemen goals with Adam Fox with six. Denis Potvin is the only defenseman in Isles history to reach 18 goals in a season and Dobson is now one-third of the way there in just 20 games. Dobson's goal extended the Islanders' NHL leading number of goals from the back end to 16.
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  - Brock Nelson earned the primary assist on Beauvillier's game-winner against the Maple Leafs. Nelson has five points (3G, 2A) in his last five games.
  - The Islanders lead the NHL with 31 third period goals, with Josh Bailey adding to that total with the late equalizer against the Maple Leafs on Monday. The Islanders are undefeated in three overtime games.

OILERS NOTES:

• Connor McDavid leads the NHL in scoring with 35 points (16G, 19A). McDavid has led the NHL in scoring for the past two seasons and in four of the last six, winning the Art Ross Trophy in 2021-22, 2020-21, 2017-18 and 2016-17. McDavid has recorded a point in 16 of Edmonton's 19 games this season, multiple points in 10 games and has already recorded four, four-point games.
  - Leon Draisaitl is tied with Mathew Barzal for the second-most assists in the NHL with 20. Draisaitl has 31 total points (11G, 20A), which ranks second in the NHL. Draisaitl has points in 17 of the Oilers 19 games this season and points in 13 of his last 14 games, with 23 points (9G, 14A) over that span.
  - Evander Kane scored 13 points (5G, 8A) in 14 games before his wrist was cut by a skate blade on Nov. 8. Kane is expected to miss three to four months and is currently on long-term injured reserve.
  - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is third on the team in scoring with 21 points (9G, 12A) in 19 games. Nugent-Hopkins has four points (1G, 3A) in his last two games.
  - The Oilers signed Jack Campbell to a five-year contract this offseason, and he has struggled out of the gate, with a .873 save percentage and 4.27 GAA in 10 starts so far this year. However, Campbell does have a team-leading six wins on the year. Campbell practiced with the Oilers on Tuesday after breaking his nose on Monday against the Devils.
  - The Oilers are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games.
  - The Oilers average 3.47 goals per game, which is tied for sixth-most in the NHL. Edmonton's power play is converting at 31.3%, which ranks second overall in the league.