Game Preview: Islanders vs Senators

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (37-21-7) VS OTTAWA SENATORS (23-38-5)
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ISLANDERS NOTES:

• The Islanders are wrapping up a five-game homestand on Tuesday night. The Isles are 1-3-0 on their homestand. The Isles have scored one goal in all three losses. The Isles are 7-4-2 at the Coliseum this season.
  - The Islanders have lost two straight regulation defeats after falling 3-1 to Washington on Friday and 4-1 to Philadelphia on Sunday. The consecutive regulation losses are the Islanders first since Dec. 4-6. The Islanders are 2-4-1 in their last seven games.
  - Matt Martin has missed two straight games with an upper-body injury. Martin was close to returning for Sunday's game, per Head Coach Barry Trotz.
  - Cal Clutterbuck left Sunday's game with an upper-body injury after taking a puck to the helmet.
  - Andrew Ladd is riding a three-game assist streak. Per Arthur Staple, Ladd has a five-game point streak at Nassau Coliseum dating back to his time in Winnipeg.
  - Barry Trotz (799 wins) is on the cusp of 800 coaching wins. The Islanders coach will be only the fourth NHL coach to record 800 wins behind Scotty Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (890) and Ken Hitchcock (842).
  - The Islanders (81 points) are second in the Metropolitan Division, two points back of the Washington Capitals (83 points) with a game in hand. The Isles held first in the Division from Jan. 18 until Sunday. They are three points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes (78 points).

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SENATORS NOTES:

• It's been a trying season for the Ottawa Senators, who are currently last in the NHL with 51 points. The last few weeks have been especially tough for the Sens, who traded their top-two scorers, as well as underwent a coaching change. The team is 2-8-0 in their last 10 games, recently busting a seven-game losing streak against the Florida Panthers.
  - The Senators fired Guy Boucher and named Marc Crawford Interim Head Coach on March 1. Boucher was 95-109-26 in three seasons as the Senators coach, leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016-17. Crawford has coached 1153 NHL games since 1994-95 with Quebec/Colorado, Vancouver, LA and Dallas, as well as the ZSC Lions in the Swiss League.
  - The Senators traded forwards, and pending free agents, Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel and Mark Stone ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline on Feb. 25. Duchene and Dzingel were dealt to Columbus in separate moves, while Stone was traded to Vegas.
  Stone (62 points) and Duchene (58 points) are still first and second in Senators scoring, while Dzingel (44 points) is fourth.
  - Defenseman Thomas Chabot has been a bright spot for the Senators this season, with 47 points (13G, 34A) in 58 games.
  - Brady Tkachuk, the fourth-overall pick in June's draft, has been another. Tkachuk, son of former NHLer Keith Tkachuk has 32 points (14G, 18A) in 55 games in his rookie year.