New York Islanders (19-12-10, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (23-18-1, fourth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -111, Islanders -109; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the New York Islanders after the Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.
Nashville has gone 12-11-0 in home games and 23-18-1 overall. The Predators have gone 12-5-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
New York has a 19-12-10 record overall and an 8-7-4 record on the road. The Islanders have a 5-5-5 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Roman Josi has eight goals and 27 assists for the Predators. Gustav Nyquist has scored seven goals with seven assists over the past 10 games.
Noah Dobson has seven goals and 35 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has two goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 5-4-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Islanders: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, 4.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: Tyson Barrie: day to day (upper body).
Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Semyon Varlamov: out (lower body), Casey Cizikas: out (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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