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The New York Islanders face the Pittsburgh Penguins with both teams looking to improve on promising seasons. The Islanders have a 17-9-9 record and are tied for the second-best record in the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins have a 16-13-4 record and are near the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. Both teams look to improve in the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one as a result.
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The Islanders are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.09 goals per game. Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat have scored 24 goals and 47 assists to lead the top line but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau have combined for 29 goals and 39 assists while defensemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov have added eight goals and 35 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.23 goals per game with eight goals in the last two games. While Dobson and Romanov have combined for 4.8 defensive point shares, the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Ilya Sorokin who has a .911 save percentage and a 3.17 goals-against average on 818 shots with 6.6 goals saved above average.