Nashville Predators (21-30-7, in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (26-25-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the New York Islanders looking to stop a four-game road slide.
New York has a 13-13-2 record at home and a 26-25-7 record overall. The Islanders have a 23-8-4 record when scoring at least three goals.
Nashville has a 21-30-7 record overall and a 6-18-4 record in road games. The Predators have a 7-15-2 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anders Lee has 24 goals and 18 assists for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has 22 goals and 32 assists for the Predators. Thomas Novak has scored five goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.6 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Predators: 3-7-0, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: None listed.
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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