UBS Keys to the Game: Islanders vs. Ducks

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (23-24-8) VS ANAHEIM DUCKS (27-24-10)7:30 PM ET | UBS ARENA | BUY TICKETSWATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | ESPN+LISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | 98.7FM
String 'em together.
The New York Islanders will look to string together their third-consecutive win as they host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at UBS Arena. In doing so, it would mark the first time since Jan. 17-21, that the team won three games in-a-row.

The Islanders picked up their second-straight victory in the latter half of their back-to-back set as they soared past the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-2 result on Friday night. Josh Bailey forged the way with two goals, while Brock Nelson added one goal on the power play, Anders Lee also found the back of the net and Cal Clutterbuck converted on the empty net. Semyon Varlamov earned a much-deserved win with his 27-save performance.
Anaheim enters the contest in the second leg of a back-to-back set after the team dropped a 2-1 shootout loss the night prior to the New Jersey Devils. Troy Terry scored the Ducks' sole goal in regulation, but he and Trevor Zegras were both denied in the shootout. Anthony Stolarz made 39 saves on 40 shots in the shootout loss.
The Islanders and Ducks last met in California on Feb. 27 where the Islanders blanked Anaheim 4-0 and Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves in the shutout win.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• Bailey buried his fifth and sixth goals of the season as well as his third goal in his last two games. The veteran winger now has 27 points (6G, 21A) through 47 games this season.
• Nelson continued his hot hand as the centerman extended his goal streak to four games, registered his team-leading 23rd goal of the season and his sixth power-play goal. In addition to his four-game goal streak, Nelson has points in five-straight games with six points (4G, 2A) in that span. The 30-year-old has totaled 34 points (23G, 11A) through 46 games this season.
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• Lee's scoring tear continued as well as the Islanders captain lit the lamp for the sixth time in his last three games and now has seven points (6G, 1A) in that span. Through 49 games this season, Lee has produced 27 points (20G, 7A), hitting the 20-goal mark for the sixth time in his career.
• Varlamov made his 17th start between the pipes and improved his record to 4-12-1 as he snapped a six-game winless stretch. The Russian netminder has a 2.85 GAA and .912 SV%.
• Mathew Barzal and Zdeno Chara returned to the lineup after each missing six-straight games with injuries. Barzal logged 17:44 time on ice, including 2:59 on the power play in his return, where Chara skated 16:02 minutes.
• Beauvillier handed out two assists and extended his point streak to three games where he collected six assists in that span. Through 52 games this season, the winger has totaled 26 points (9G, 17A).
• With an assist, Noah Dobson prolonged his point streak to five games where the 22-year-old has tallied six points (1G, 5A) in that span. Dobson leads the Islanders' blueline in scoring with 32 points (10G, 22A) through 53 games.
• With two assists, Jean-Gabriel Pageau's point streak reached three-straight games where the centerman has notched four points (1G, 3A) in that span. Pageau has 24 points (10G, 14A) through 53 games this season.
• With Nelson's power-play goal, the Islanders have converted on the man advantage in four-straight contests. The Islanders' power play ranks 20th in the NHL at 19.7%, while their penalty kill checks in at seventh at 83.0%.
• The Islanders are 18-6-5 when scoring first and are 5-18-3 when allowing the opening goal.
• Islanders Head Coach Barry Trotz earned his 900th win of his coaching career and now has a 900-660-60-165 coaching record through 1,785 NHL games.

DUCKS NOTES:

• Terry scored his team 29th goal of the season and now has 50 points (29G, 21A) through 56 games. Terry became Anaheim's first 50-point scorer since the 2017-18 season. The 24-year-old Denver, CO native has more points this year than he did in his first three NHL campaigns combined (15G, 33A, 48 points). Terry, who represented the Ducks at the 2022 NHL All-Star Weekend in February, leads the Ducks in scoring (50 points), goals (29), power-play goals (eight), and game-winning goals (seven).
• Stolarz made his 17th start of the season. The 28-year-old netminder owns a 9-6-2 record, a 2.66 GAA, a .919 SV% and two shutouts this season.
• Josh Manson returned to the lineup after missing 13 games with a finger injury. Manson skated alongside Cam Fowler and logged 20:01 of ice-time, recorded an assist, threw two hits and and was plus-one.
• The Ducks got a boost down the middle as centermen Zegras and Isac Lundestrom returned to the lineup after brief absences.
• The Ducks went 0-for-2 on the power play against New Jersey and their penalty kill was 3-for-3. In the NHL, Anaheim's power play ranks seventh overall at 24.6% and their PK ranks eighth at 82.8%.
• The Ducks have gone three-straight games without a win (0-2-1).
• Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf is on injured reserve and has been out of the lineup since March 4. The veteran center is atop the Ducks' leaderboard with 28 assists and has totaled 31 points (3G, 28A) through 47 games.
• In addition to Getzlaf, Jakob Silfverberg is also on injured reserve. The Swedish winger has been out since March 8 and has 21 points (5G, 16A) through 53 games.