JNGD.S8.G77 Flight Plan: Islanders Ladd-less as They Visit Winnipeg

By KB

5 years ago

The Jets are hoping to rebound after last game as the Islanders are in town tonight. The Islanders will be without former Jets captain Andrew Ladd who recently had season ending surgery on his knee. He’s had a rough year in New York with only 11 points in 26 games. In the only previous meeting between these two, Winnipeg came away with a 3-1 victory. This game marks the 40th home game for Winnipeg which means they only have one more in the regular season. They host Montreal on Saturday before hitting the road to close out the year.

New York Islanders (44-26-7)
@
Winnipeg Jets (45-27-4)

March 28, 2019 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


VS CBJ 4-0 LOSS	Last Game	VS DAL 5-2 LOSS
2-3-0 (1 L)	Last 5 Games	3-2 (1 L)
ANDERS LEE – 27	Goal Leader	MARK SCHEIFELE – 35
MATHEW BARZAL – 42	Assist Leader	BLAKE WHEELER – 68
MATHEW BARZAL – 59	Points Leader	BLAKE WHEELER – 88
14.50% (29TH)	The Power Play	25.50% (4TH)
80.20% (18TH)	The Penalty Kill	79.20% (23RD)
ROBIN LEHNER (22-12-5 / .928 SV%)	Starting Goalie	CONNOR HELLEBUYCK (32-21-2/ .913 SV%)
W VS ARI (31-31 / 1.000 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	L VS DAL (32-36 / (.889 SV%)
21-14-3 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	25-10-4 AT HOME

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders’s last 9 games – From our friends at OddsShark

Islanders Player To Watch

#27 Anders Lee – C

Lee currently leads the Islanders in goals with 27 . It’s been a streaky year for Lee as he previously went 11 games without a goal during January and February. Since then, he’s been more consistent, even putting together a four game goal streak earlier this month. Currently, he’s gone cold once again without a single point in the last five games. Watch for Lee to bounce back in this one as he tries to heat up for the playoffs. In the previous meeting between these clubs, Lee scored the only goal for the Islanders.

Last Islanders Game

The Islanders were facing a desperate Blue Jackets team who is on the very edge of the playoff line. The desperation showed as Columbus led from start to finish. The Islanders had some chances but couldn’t beat Bobrovsky who recorded the shutout.

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Islanders Notes

As mentioned above, the Islanders will be without Andrew Ladd for the rest of the season after he sustained an ACL tear earlier this week against the Coyotes. Even though Ladd hasn’t been productive on the ice this year, he’s still a valuable mentor to the young players on the roster.
Even though the season is nearing it’s end, the Islanders have plenty to play for as they are fighting for home-ice advantage in the first round. It appears that the Islanders will be playing the Penguins, but it’s yet to be determined who will be the host.
From eyesonisles.com: “The New York Islanders picked the absolute worst time for their offense to go MIA“

Jets Player To Watch

#17 Adam Lowry – C

It’s been a solid year for Adam Lowry in most facets of the game. However, the one area that has been lacking is the offensive side with only 18 points on the year. Lowry is well behind his goals and points per game from each of the last two seasons. He hasn’t scored at a lower rate since his sophomore season in 2015-16 and currently has gone nine straight games without a point. With such a rough stretch, look for Lowry to finally break through against the Islanders, who have allowed four or more goals in three of their last five games.

Last Jets Game

The Jets defensive game let them down as the Stars were able to generate strong chances all night. The Stars were lethal on the powerplay and the Jets weren’t able to make a comeback after falling behind 4-0. One of the only positive parts was that Laine scored his 30th goal of the year.

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Jets Notes

Good news for Jets fans! Dustin Byfuglien was on the ice participating in yesterday’s practice.

It looks like the city of Winnipeg is ready to party once again as preparations are underway for the street parties during the playoffs.
Connor Hellebuyck has been really good lately as he had back to back shutouts last week. The game against Dallas wrecked those streaks, but it appears that Helle is starting to find his groove as the season is winding down.

Player ratings courtesy Corsica.Hockey

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New York Islanders Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
ANDERS LEE Rating: 76.9#24 LW	MATHEW BARZAL Rating: 78.8#24 C	JORDAN EBERLE Rating: 74.6#42 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 76.78#21 FL1
JOSH BAILEY Rating: 73.6#52 LW	BROCK NELSON Rating: 75.0#55 C	MICHAEL DAL COLLE Rating: 72.5#67 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 73.70#23 FL2
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Rating: 72.6#72 LW	TANNER FRITZ Rating: 71.2#135 C	LEO KOMAROV Rating: 68.8#125 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.84#30 FL3
MATT MARTIN Rating: 68.2#138 LW	CASEY CIZIKAS Rating: 72.7#94 C	CAL CLUTTERBUCK Rating: 69.6#113 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.18#21 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
NICK LEDDY Rating: 74.4#36 LD	JOHNNY BOYCHUK Rating: 74.0#35 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 74.22#21 DL1
ADAM PELECH Rating: 73.3#56 LD	RYAN PULOCK Rating: 71.8#73 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.55#23 DL2
DEVON TOEWS Rating: 74.7#30 LD	SCOTT MAYFIELD Rating: 73.3#45 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 73.99#2 DL3

GOALIES
THOMAS GREISS Rating: 75.4#14 G1	ROBIN LEHNER Rating: 74.8#22 G2

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 76.7#27 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 82.4#10 C	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 79.8#10 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 79.61#8 FL1
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 78.8#16 LW	KEVIN HAYES Rating: 76.6#41 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 77.8#20 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 77.72#5 FL2
BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.1#124 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 71.8#119 C	BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 72.9#58 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.59#22 FL3
MATT HENDRICKS Rating: 69.5#131 LW	ANDREW COPP Rating: 72.5#98 C	MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 72.8#60 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.62#8 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 70.7#111 LD	JACOB TROUBA Rating: 76.7#22 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.73#25 DL1
DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 70.6#113 LD	TYLER MYERS Rating: 75.2#27 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.89#22 DL2
BEN CHIAROT Rating: 71.9#83 LD	SAMI NIKU Rating: 71.9#71 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.91#12 DL3