Islanders at Ducks preview

ISLANDERS (16-3-2) at DUCKS (10-11-3)
10 p.m. ET; PRIME, MSG+, NHL.TV

The Islanders are 15-0-2 and have outscored opponents 57-38 during the point streak since their 1-2-0 start to the season. They have the most wins (16) and points (34) through 21 games in team history.
Anaheim is winless in its past three games (0-2-1) and is 1-5-3 in its past nine games. The Ducks have allowed at least four goals in nine of their past 12 games after giving up two or fewer in 10 of the first 12.

Players to watch

New York forward Anthony Beauvillier has eight points (six goals, two assists) in hia past five games, including four multi-point games.
Ducks forward Rickard Rakell has six points (three goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"When we're playing our game, we're getting pucks deep and forechecking. Guys are going to get tied down a little more if we have the puck a little more. The first few games, we didn't have the puck as much." -- Islanders center Mathew Barzal, who has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven games
"We've got a good team coming in here tonight. They're pretty hot lately, and they're going to the net hard, so we've got to make sure we're ready to battle and make sure we clean up the garbage in front." -- Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Derick Brassard
Michael Dal Colle -- Josh Bailey -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Noah Dobson, Otto Koivula
Injured:Tom Kuhnhackl (lower body)

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Sam Steel -- Ondrej Kase
Devin Shore -- Derek Grant -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Erik Gudbranson
Cam Fowler -- Jacob Larsson
Brendan Guhle -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Nicolas Deslauriers, Michael Del Zotto, Josh Mahura
Injured:Josh Manson (lower body)

Status report

Komarov will return to the lineup and Koivula will be a healthy scratch for the first time since making his NHL debut in a 4-3 shootout win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Nov. 16.

Stat pack

The Islanders have alternated starting goalies through the first 22 games. Greiss is 8-0-0 in his past eight starts with a 1.96 goals-against average and .936 save percentage. … Nelson (four goals, five assists) and Brassard (one goal, eight assists) each has nine points in his past six games. ... The Ducks have five shorthanded goals this season, tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the NHL lead. ... Getzlaf has one goal and four assists in a four-game point streak.