NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Monday, Jan. 23 Loss TOR 5 vs. NYI 2 Lee (2) Sorokin (34/39)
Anders Lee scored twice for the third time this season, and Sebastian Aho and Mathew Barzal each tallied assists, but the New York Islanders fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2, after the Maple Leafs recorded four goals in the second period on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri also found the scoresheet, and Ilya Sorokin made his third straight start, turning aside 33 of 38 shots faced.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 23 Cal Clutterbuck has been placed on IR (upper body). Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Hudson Fasching has been placed on IR (lower body). Dennis Cholowski has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Kyle Palmieri and Adam Pelech have been activated off the team’s IR.
Jan. 21 Cal Clutterbuck is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. Aatu Raty has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Jan. 19 William Dufour has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Hudson Fasching is day to day with a lower body injury.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 –

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

Man Games Lost: 100

RECENT RESULTS
Monday, Jan. 23 at Toronto L (5-2)
Saturday, Jan. 21 vs. Carolina L (5-2)
Thursday, Jan. 19 at Buffalo L/OT (3-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 18 vs. Boston L (4-1)
Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Washington L/OT (4-3)

SERIES HISTORY
Nov. 14, 2022 Canadian Tire Centre W (4-2)
Jan. 25, 2023 Canadian Tire Centre 7:00pm
Feb. 14, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMESJan. 27 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Jan. 28 vs. Vegas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 6 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:00pm
Feb. 7 vs. Seattle UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 9 vs. Vancouver UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. OTTAWA:
Nov. 14, 2022 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Win (4-2)
March 22, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (3-0)
February 1, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
December 7, 2021 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Win (5-3)
March 5, 2020 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Loss (4-3)

vs. THE SENATORS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last five games: 4-1-0
Franchise History 38-50-11-4
NYI Home 19-26-6-1
NYI Away 19-24-5-3

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Ottawa Senators in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was November 14, 2022, when Brock Nelson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored, and Mathew Barzal tallied two assists in a 4-2 Islander victory in Ottawa. Tonight, the Islanders will look to snap a five-game winless streak and earn their fifth straight win against the Senators. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 13-11-3 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season, and tonight’s game is the Islanders sixth straight against an Eastern Conference foe. The Islanders are 9-1-0 in their last ten matchups against Ottawa, dating back to the 2018-19 season, and have outscored them 41-22 in that span. They also enter tonight’s matchup with a four-game win streak against the Senators. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 4-2-2 record against Atlantic Division opponents since the last time they faced Ottawa on November 14. They will look to earn their 11th road win of the season.

ROAD POINTS
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders with 26 road points in 24 games this season. The Coquitlam, BC native has recorded points in five of his last six road games, and eight of his 11 multi-point contests this season have been recorded when the Islanders are the visiting club. The last time the Islanders and Senators met, the 25-year-old tallied two assists in a 4-2 Islander win at Canadian Tire Centre. Barzal enters tonight’s matchup leading the Islanders in assists (31), and tied with Brock Nelson for the team-lead in points (42).

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 21, 5-1 loss vs. Winnipeg: The Jets received three-point nights from Ehlers, Scheifele and Wheeler to help send Ottawa to a 5-1 loss at Canadian Tire Centre. Scheifele had the game’s lone multi-goal contest to register his 36th career multi-tally game to sit second on the Thrashers/Jets franchise list. Ehlers and Wheeler both added two-assists while Perfetti had the additional goal for the visitors. Norris scored for the first time since returning from a 38-game injury absence. An assist on the goal from Giroux saw him reach the 40-point plateau for the 14th consecutive season. Hellebuyck recorded 25 saves to earn the win for Winnipeg while Forsberg turned aside 25 shots in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratch: Brassard; Injuries: Chartier, Motte, Zaitsev, Zub; Shots: OTT – 26, WPG – 30; PP: OTT – 0-4, WPG – 2-8.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against the N.Y. Islanders will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE and TVAS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa heads to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Friday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of four regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Scotiabank Arena.

INJURY REPORT: LW Motte, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Islanders this evening. Total man-games lost: 164.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 21; Recalled F Greig from Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 23; Re-assigned F Chartier to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 23.

OTTAWA vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Nov. 14 @ Ottawa (4-2 loss), Jan. 25 @ Ottawa, Feb. 14 @ N.Y. Islanders
2021-22 (0-3-0): 12/7/21 @ Ottawa (5-3 loss), 2/1/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (4-1 loss), 3/22/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (3-0 loss)

Series record: Overall: 54-31-11-7; Home: 27-16-5-3; Away: 27-15-6-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/5/20 (4-3); @ N.Y. Islanders: 12/1/17 (6-5)
Last N.Y. Islanders win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 14 (4-2); @ N.Y. Islanders: 3/22/22 (3-0)
Last OT result: 12/5/15 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/5/19 (5-4 SO loss) @ N.Y. Islanders
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (1/30/99, 9-2 win); Allowed: 9, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss)

Last Game: Nov. 14, 4-2 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Batherson, Giroux; NYI Goals: Wahlstrom, Dobson, Pageau, Nelson; OTT Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Norris, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; NYI Goalie: Varlamov; OTT PP: 1-6; NYI PP: 2-3; Shots: 38-35.

Career vs. N.Y. Islanders: Giroux leads all players in career games played (65), in goals (24), in assists (46), in points (70) and in penalty minutes (34) against N.Y. Islanders.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 12-11-1 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 14 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 17 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 24 home games, Stützle leads the team with 31 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their fifth set of the season on Friday when the team visits Toronto ahead of welcoming Montreal to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (2-2-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-2-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 46 for 175 (26.3%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 21 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 12 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 130 of the 161 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.8% through 46 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.