Vancouver Canucks (26-11-3, first in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Islanders (18-11-10, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Islanders -130, Canucks +110; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the New York Islanders after Elias Pettersson's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Canucks' 6-3 win.
New York has a 10-4-6 record at home and an 18-11-10 record overall. The Islanders have a -7 scoring differential, with 120 total goals scored and 127 given up.
Vancouver is 12-7-2 in road games and 26-11-3 overall. The Canucks are 14-5-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams square off this season. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime in the previous matchup. Pettersson led the Canucks with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Dobson has seven goals and 31 assists for the Islanders. Bo Horvat has scored five goals with five assists over the last 10 games.
Pettersson has 19 goals and 33 assists for the Canucks. Pius Suter has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, 4.4 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Canucks: 6-2-2, averaging four goals, 7.1 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Semyon Varlamov: day to day (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body), Adam Pelech: out (upper body).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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