Islanders at Coyotes preview
Greene expected to make debut for New York; Arizona has point in nine of past 10 at home
by Alan Robinson / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
ISLANDERS (33-18-6) at COYOTES (29-24-8)
4 p.m. ET; FS-A, FS-A PLUS, MSG+, NHL.TV
The Game
Andy Greene is expected to make his debut with the New York Islanders when they play the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Monday.
The 37-year-old defenseman was acquired in a trade with the New Jersey Devils on Sunday for defenseman David Quenneville and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Greene, who has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 53 games this season, had played his entire 14-season NHL career with the Devils and was their captain the past five seasons.
New York has been shut out in the first two games of its four-game road trip, losing 5-0 to the Nashville Predators on Thursday and 1-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, when it was outshot 43-19.
Arizona is coming off a 3-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday after losing nine of its previous 11 games (2-6-3).
Players to watch
Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his past 13 games.
Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past seven games.
They said it
"They're very well structured, they play hard, they play a team game. When I first came into the League with the Devils, that's how we played, and I'm very comfortable with that." -- Islanders defenseman Andy Greene
"It's details, right, and we lacked that this month. Our identity slipped away, and we knew that. We got to get back to this type of hockey, the games where everyone contributes. We've just got to embrace who we are." -- Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Ross Johnston -- Leo Komarov -- Matt Martin
Michael Dal Colle -- Derick Brassard -- Tom Kuhnhackl
Devon Toews -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Andy Greene -- Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Kieffer Bellows, Cole Bardreau, Noah Dobson
Injured: Cal Clutterbuck (wrist), Adam Pelech (Achilles), Casey Cizikas (leg laceration)
Coyotes projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Christian Dvorak -- Conor Garland
Lawson Crouse -- Derek Stepan -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Phil Kessel
Carl Soderberg -- Brad Richardson -- Christian Fischer
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Jordan Oesterle -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Antti Raanta
Adin Hill
Scratched: Michael Grabner, Barrett Hayton
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Jason Demers (lower body)
Status report
Neither team practiced Sunday. … The Islanders reassigned defenseman Sebastian Aho to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. … Kuemper, a goalie, was expected to return last week before suffering a setback Tuesday in Montreal. He is week to week.
Stat pack
Nelson has gone seven games without a goal (five assists in that span). … Arizona is 6-1-3 in its past 10 home games. … Richardson will play in his 800th NHL game. … Keller doesn't have a goal in his past 17 games (four assists).