The Nashville Predators and New York Islanders face off on Friday in an NHL showdown at UBS Arena. When these two teams faced off on November 17th it was Nashville that secured the 5-4 victory.
Nashville comes into this game with a 10-9-2 record overall and they have gone 3-6-0 away from home. In the last game against the Anaheim Ducks, the Predators scored two goals and that was enough to secure the goal victory. Matt Duchene finished with two assists and three shots on goal. Nashville is averaging 2.52 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.09 goals per game. The offense is ranked 30th in the league, and they need to find a way to get the offense going here.
On the other side of this matchup is the Islanders who sit with a 15-9-9 record and they have gone 8-3-0 at home. In the last game against the Philadelphia Flyers the offense scored only a goal and that led to a two-goal defeat. Two games ago against the Flyers they were able to secure a 5-2 victory. The Islanders are averaging 3.25 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.58 points per game. The defense is ranked 5th, and they need the defense to step up again in this game. Mathew Barzal has been strong this season and he has scored two goals and added 24 assists so far this season.
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