The New York Islanders are set to host the New Jersey Devils Thursday night. The Islanders come in to this matchup 2-1-0 after a 5-2 home victory against the San Jose Sharks. Islanders right winger Oliver Wahlstrom was the offensive star of the game scoring two goals while Anders Lee, Zach Parise and Cal Clutterbuck each scored one in the win. Semyon Varlamov was the goalie in net for New York posting a .929 save percentage on the night with 26 saves on 28 shots allowed.'
Oliver Wahlstrom leads the Islanders in scoring with three goals while teammate Brock Nelson leads the team in assists with four. Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin had the night off against the Sharks but will get the start in net against the Devils. Sorokin is 1-1 posting a .941 save percentage with 48 saves on 51 shots allowed. New York is averaging 4.33 goals per game and allowing 2 goals per game on average while supporting a penalty kill percentage of 100%.'
New Jersey travels to New York with a 1-2-0 record after a home win against Anaheim Ducks 4-2 Tuesday night. The Devils were down after the first period 2-0 before scoring four unanswered goals. Devils Ondrej Palat and Nico Hischier each scored a goal in the second period to tie the game going into the third. Dougie Hamilton scored a goal for New Jersey just :33 seconds into the third period to take the lead. Dawson Mercer capped the game off with his goal to end the game. The Devils goalie Mackenzie Blackwood ended the game posting a .900 save percentage with 18 saves on 20 shots allowed.'