Hurricanes at Islanders preview

HURRICANES (11-8-3) at ISLANDERS (11-8-2)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-CR, NHL.TV

Carolina lost its first two games this season against New York, which returns home following a 4-3 overtime win at the New Jersey Devils on Friday. The Islanders have won six of their past eight games against the Hurricanes.

Players to watch

Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past seven games.
Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier has four goals and two assists in his past four games.

They said it

"We're still just pushing that cliché stuff; it's always about the next one. We've really tried to just keep it simple here, almost shift at a time, period at a time and not make a big picture of the whole thing." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
"We have a good feel for them, they have a good feel for us. It does help. I don't know if the preparation from a coach's standpoint changes, but from a player's standpoint, they're a little bit more familiar when we go over stuff." -- Islanders coach Barry Trotz

Hurricanes projected lineup

Micheal Ferland -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn -- Jordan Staal -- Justin Williams
Jordan Martinook -- Lucas Wallmark -- Andrei Svechnikov
Warren Foegele -- Victor Rask -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Calvin de Haan -- Justin Faulk
Trevor Carrick
-- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Scott Darling
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:Curtis McElhinney
Injured: Brett Pesce (knee), Haydn Fleury (concussion)

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Tom Kuhnhackl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Ross Johnston -- Tanner Fritz -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Thomas Hickey -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss
Robin Lehner
Scratched:Luca Sbisa, Stephen Gionta
Injured:Matt Martin (upper body), Casey Cizikas (lower body), Andrew Ladd (lower body)

Status report

Fleury may not play after colliding with Florida Panthers forward Troy Brouwer in the third period of a 4-1 win on Friday. ... The Hurricanes placed Pesce on injured reserve after the game and recalled Carrick from Charlotte of the American Hockey League. They did not have a morning skate Saturday. … Martin skated again Saturday morning but will not play. Trotz said Martin is "getting real close. We're within striking range pretty soon." Trotz also said Cizikas is doing his rehab on and off the ice. ... The Islanders recalled Fritz from Bridgeport of the AHL on Saturday and returned forward Michael Dal Colle.

Stat pack

The Hurricanes are 5-1-1 in their past seven games and have outscored opponents 11-4 during their three-game winning streak. … Faulk will play his 500th NHL game. … Greiss has allowed two goals on 130 shots in his past three starts against the Hurricanes. … The Islanders are 8-1-0 against teams from the Metropolitan Division and 10-0-2 when leading after two periods.