Game Preview: Islanders vs Flames

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (7-5-0) VS CALGARY FLAMES (5-4-1)
7 PM | UBS ARENA | BUY TICKETS
WATCH: MSGSN | MSGGO | ESPN+
LISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | 1050 AM
The New York Islanders look to rebound against the Calgary Flames on Monday night after their five-game win streak came to an end in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
The Flames enter Monday night's contest on a four-game winless streak (0-3-1), most recently falling 4-3 in overtime against the New Jersey Devils.

Both teams are playing the opening game of a back-to-back, with the Islanders facing the New York Rangers on Tuesday and the Flames facing the Devils. Head Coach Lane Lambert said after the loss to the Red Wings that he wants to see the team play faster.
"To have 30 shot attempts in the first two periods and then end the game with 63, clearly we didn't get to our game and move the puck quick enough in the first two periods," Lambert said.
The Islanders have dropped four straight games to the Flames, including the inaugural game at UBS Arena last season.

7PM PUCK DROP

Puck drop for tonight's game is at 7PM, which is an earlier start time than usual. Please plan your travel to UBS Arena accordingly to catch all of the action on the ice.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• The Islanders were shut out for the first time this season against the Red Wings. The last time the Islanders were shut out was Feb. 2 against the Seattle Kraken, the first shutout in Kraken history.
  - Kyle Palmieri has scored 13 points (8G, 5A) in 19 games against the Calgary Flames in his career. Zach Parise has scored 23 points (13G, 10A) in 28 games against the Flames.
  - The back-to-back against the Flames and Rangers is the Islanders' third back-to-back of the season. The Islanders were swept in their first back-to-back, suffering road losses to both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers, but the team swept their second back-to-back with wins over the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche.
  - Zach Parise has 412 career goals, good for ninth among actives. Scoring another goal would tie him with Islander Assistant Coach John MacLean, who is tied for 92nd place all-time with 413 goals.
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  - Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each saw four-game point streaks come to an end against the Red Wings on Saturday. Nelson leads the Islanders in scoring with 13 points (5G, 8A) in 12 games while Lee sits in second place with 12 points (6G, 6A).
  - Defensemen Robin Salo was loaned to Bridgeport on Sunday, but was recalled on Monday. Salo was a healthy scratch on the road trip.

FLAMES NOTES:

• The Flames made headlines over the summer as they traded Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in the offseason, and acquired Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar in a blockbuster trade. Huberdeau has just five points (1G, 4A) in 10 games so far this year after a 115-point (30G, 85A) season last year. Weegar has four assists in 10 games and leads the team with 19 blocks.
  - Calgary signed Nazem Kadri to a seven-year contract this offseason, after Kadri's cup win with the Colorado Avalanche. Kadri has 11 points (6G, 5A) in ten games so far this year and leads the Flames in scoring.
  - In the offseason, longtime Flames star Johnny Gaudreau chose to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets in free agency, leaving the organization. Gaudreau scored 115 points (40G, 75A) last year, leading the Flames in scoring.
  - The Flames returned the goaltending tandem that allowed the third fewest goals against in the NHL last season. Jacob Markstrom, a Vezina Trophy finalist last year, has posted a .900 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA in eight starts, and Vladar has posted an .865 save percentage with a 3.81 GAA in three appearances.
  - Rasmus Andersson averages 24:34 TOI/game, the 13th highest in the NHL. Andersson has eight points (1G, 7A) in ten games so far this season, after a 50-point (4G, 46A) campaign last year.