Hurricanes at Islanders preview

HURRICANES (19-17-5) at ISLANDERS (23-13-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-CR, NHL.TV

New York has won nine of its past 10 games and is 10 games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2016-17 season. The Islanders have matched their longest winning streak since they won nine straight from Dec. 31, 1989-Jan. 19, 1990.
Carolina is seeking its fifth straight victory. The Hurricanes have outshot the Islanders 112-59 in three games this season but are 0-2-1.

Players to watch

Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton has scored in three consecutive games and has four points during that span.
Islanders forward Anders Lee has three goals and two assists in his past six games.

They said it

"We're still trying to scratch and claw our way back into this, so we better come out ready to play. I would definitely expect the same from them. I know the atmosphere in here will probably be pretty good, and it'll be good for our guys too." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
"Good teams find ways to win when they don't play that well. It's always good when you get the win. We'll be better tonight." -- Islanders forward Josh Bailey on New York's last game, a 4-3 win at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday

Hurricanes projected lineup

Brock McGinn -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov -- Lucas Wallmark -- Jordan Martinook
Micheal Ferland --
Greg McKegg
-- Justin Williams
Warren Foegele -- Victor Rask --
Saku Maenalanen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Justin Faulk
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Dougie Hamilton
Curtis McElhinney
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: None
Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Jordan Staal (upper body), Clark Bishop](https://www.nhl.com/player/clark-bishop-8478056) (lower body)

Islanders projected lineup

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

Status report

Filppula was activated off injured reserve after missing two games with an upper-body injury. ... The Islanders loaned forward Joshua Ho-Sang to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. ... Hickey skated in the morning but will miss his ninth straight game. "He's getting closer and closer," New York coach Barry Trotz said.

Stat pack

Carolina hasn't played the Islanders at the Coliseum since Feb. 28, 2015. … McGinn will play his 200th NHL game. … The Islanders have won seven of their past nine games against the Hurricanes, including three straight this season. Greiss has won all three. … New York's six-game winning streak coincides with Toews' NHL debut Dec. 23. … The Islanders are 3-0-1 at the Coliseum and 21-1-1 when they score at least three goals. … Martin will play his 600th NHL game.