The Islanders went 0-for-4 on the power play in a 4-2 loss at the Florida Panthers on Saturday and have scored once in their past 19 opportunities with the man-advantage. Vancouver is playing the fifth of a six-game road trip. The Canucks saw their six-game point streak end in a 2-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Monday.
Players to watch
Canucks forward Nikolay Goldobin has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past seven games. Islanders center Brock Nelson has three goals and two assists in his past six games. He has 199 points in his NHL career.
They said it
"I thought tonight we deserved to get one point out of this. Luckily we play tomorrow night and hopefully we get two points there." -- Canucks defenseman Michael Del Zotto after the loss Monday "I think anytime you hit a team on a back to back, they're going to be a little bit more fatigued having played the night prior, but we've all been in that position; it happens to us all the time. We just have to really rely on a really good start tonight and really put the pressure on them early." -- Islanders forward Anders Lee
The Canucks did not have a morning skate. … Martin participated in the Islanders morning skate but remains day to day. … Sbisa, a healthy scratch for the past 11 games, will play for the first time since Oct. 17. He'll replace Pelech, who was minus-2 in 19:40 on Saturday.
Stat pack
Eriksson has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 15 games against the Islanders. … New York is 4-0-2 in its past six games against Vancouver. … Barzal has 99 points in 100 NHL games. … The Islanders are 7-1-2 when they score first and 1-5-0 when they allow the first goal.
