Game Preview: Islanders vs Penguins

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (14-11-3) VS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (12-10-6)
7 PM | NYCB LIVE | BUY TICKETS
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SEASON SERIES (NYI LEADS 2-1-0)
The Islanders and Penguins meet for the fourth and final time this season. The Islanders took the first two meetings 6-3 and 3-2 (in a shootout), respectively, but dropped the most recent contest 6-2 on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

ISLANDERS NOTES:
- The Islanders recalled Josh Ho-Sang from Bridgeport on Sunday morning. Ho-Sang leads the Sound Tigers with 22 points (2G, 20A) in 26 games this season and is second in the AHL in assists. Christopher Gibson was returned on loan to Bridgeport in a corresponding move.
- Anders Lee and Scott Mayfield both took maintenance days on Sunday, but will play Monday vs Pittsburgh.
- Tom Kuhnhackl and Luca Sbisa are day to day, according to Isles President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello.
- The Islanders power play scored for the first time in 10 games on Saturday, busting out of an 0-for-20 slump.
- The Islanders are coming off a scrappy, 3-2 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. The Isles trailed 2-0 after the first period, but rallied around a Niklas Kronwall hit on Anders Lee and a Josh Bailey fight as a catalyst for the emotional win.
- The Islanders are 3-1-1 in their last five home games against the Penguins. Monday will be the Penguins first visit to Nassau Coliseum since Jan. 16, 2015 - a 6-3 Islanders win.

PENGUINS NOTES:
- Phil Kessel (12G, 21A) and Evgeni Malkin (10G, 23A) co-lead the Penguins with 33 points this season.
- Kessel has points in eight straight games against the Islanders, including a four-point game vs the Isles on Thursday.
- The Penguins are coming off a 2-1 OT loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Despite the loss, Pittsburgh enters Monday on a three-game point streak (2-0-1).
- The Penguins (30 points) are currently tied for fifth in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the Islanders (31 points), who are currently tied for third with the New York Rangers (31 points).
- Jake Guentzel has 10 points (4G, 6A) in his last seven games, including a three-assist night against the Islanders last week.
- Patric Hornqvist missed Saturday's contest with an upper-body injury, which he reportedly suffered vs the Islanders on Thursday. His status for Monday's game is to be determined.