The Minnesota Wild (33-21-6) welcome the New York Islanders (31-25-7) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. New York is coming off a 4-0 win over the Jets on Sunday.
The Islanders committed four penalties in the game, though they held Winnipeg without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov had a great performance with 23 saves to earn his first shutout of the season.
Minnesota beat the Blue Jackets 3-2 (OT) on Sunday. Kirill Kaprizov scored a hat trick to lead the Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury saved 22 of 24 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Wild won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-1 victory in January, their third straight win against New York. Kaprizov (1G 1A) and Mats Zuccarello (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Minnesota. Scott Mayfield scored New York’s only goal. Filip Gustavsson got the win, saving 19 of 20 shots (.950%).
FACING OFF
New York is averaging 2.90 goals per game for the season, 25th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing 2.72 goals a game (9th).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.82 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Islanders are allowing opponents to score 2.70 goals per game (7th).
The Islanders’ 16.29% power play percentage is the third-lowest in the league, while the Wild rank eighth with a conversion rate of 23.78%. When it comes to defending power plays, New York has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 82.51%, while Minnesota is eighth at 82.29%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 60 points this season, Brock Nelson is the top skater for the Islanders. He has 27 goals and 33 assists in 63 games. In the net, Ilya Sorokin (20-18-5) is New York’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.41 GAA and a .924% save percentage, fourth-best in the league. Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 71 points. He has 37 goals (10th) and 34 assists in 60 games. Gustavsson (15-8-3) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 2.11, second-best in the league.
He has a save percentage of .928%, also second-best. Fleury (17-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Wild this season. He has a 2.89 GAA and a .904% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
New York is 13-14-4 away from UBS Arena this season. Minnesota is 20-10-2 at Xcel Energy Center this season.
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