NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thurs., Dec. 29, 2022 Win NYI 2 vs. CBJ 1 Pageau, Barzal Sorokin (20/21)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau opened the score with his eighth goal of the season, then Mathew Barzal found the back of the net on the power play to help the New York Islanders defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1, Thursday night at UBS Arena. Brock Nelson and Hudson Fasching each tallied assists, while Ilya Sorokin turned away 20 of 21 shots he faced in his third straight win, and the Islanders captured a victory in their final game of the 2022 calendar year.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 30 Simon Holmstrom is day to day with a lower body injury and is on IR (retroactive to 12/23/22). Oliver Wahlstrom is out indefinitely with a lower body injury is on IR (retroactive to 12/27/22).
Dec. 23 Kyle Palmieri (Dec. 16) and Semyon Varlamov (Dec. 17) have both been placed on IR, retroactive to their dates. Aatu Raty and Parker Wotherspoon have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Dec. 21 Cal Clutterbuck has been placed on IR (retroactive to Dec. 16).
Dec. 18 Cory Schneider has been emergency recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Dec. 17 Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Palmieri are both day to day with upper body injuries.
Dec. 16 Kyle Palmieri has been activated off the team’s IR list.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Seattle Kraken in the first of two matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was February 22, 2022, when Zach Parise tallied three points and Casey Cizikas and Brock Nelson each scored to help the Islanders earn a 5-2 win in Seattle. The Islanders enter tonight’s game with three straight wins, and have outscored their last three opponents 12-3. Tonight, the Islanders will look to improve upon their 5-0-0 record against Pacific Division opponents so far this season. Tonight’s game begins a four-game road trip for the Islanders, and is just the third meeting between the Islanders and Kraken in franchise history.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 –

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

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

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

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

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 –

Man Games Lost: 53

RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, Dec. 29 vs. Columbus W (2-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-1)
Friday, Dec. 23 vs. Florida W (5-1)
Thursday, Dec. 22 at NY Rangers L (5-3)
Monday. Dec. 19 at Colorado L/SO (1-0)

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 3 at Vancouver Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) 10:00pm
Jan. 5 at Edmonton Rogers Place (Edmonton, AB) 9:00pm
Jan. 6 at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) 9:00pm
Jan. 10 vs. Dallas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 1, 2023 Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA) 8:00pm
Feb. 7, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST TWO MEETINGS AGAINST SEATTLE:
Feb. 22, 2022 Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA) Win (5-2)
Feb, 2, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-0)

vs. THE KRAKEN:
Franchise History 1-1-0
NYI Home 0-1-0
NYI Away 1-0-0

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Edmonton 7 at Seattle 2
Goals: Sprong, Tanev
Goalie: Grubauer (2/5), Jones (23/27)
PP: 0/3 PK: 0/2 Shots: Edmonton 32 – Seattle 38

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 91)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 34 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 34 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 3: Seattle at Edmonton, 6 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 5: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 7: Seattle at Ottawa, 4 p.m. PT
Monday, Jan. 9: Seattle at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 4 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s first of two games they will play against the New York Islanders this season. It also marks the second-consecutive year that the team has played on New Year’s Day.

• Ryan Donato has recorded a point in six of his last seven games played and has a point in each of the Kraken’s last four home games dating back to Dec. 18 vs. Winnipeg. A goal or an assist tonight would give him points in five consecutive home games for the first time in his career. o His six points in seven games is his most productive seven-game stretch as a Kraken.

• Entering play Thursday, Jared McCann led the league with 2.23 goals-per-60 at five-on-five among players that have played in at least six games this season. Daniel Sprong ranked second with 2.05. They were the only two players to be averaging more than two goals per 60 among players that have played in at least six games.

• Brandon Tanev has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games played.

• The Kraken have had 16 different players score at least three goals this season. Entering play Saturday, no team had had more players on its roster score three or more goals.

• Additionally, the Kraken were one of six teams (Arizona, Calgary, Dallas, Florida, NY Islanders) this season to have four different defensemen score at least three goals entering play Saturday. Jamie Oleksiak (five), Vince Dunn (four), Adam Larsson (three) and Justin Schultz (three) have all scored at least three times for the Kraken this year. o Despite only playing in 27 games this season, Oleksiak enters tomorrow’s game just one goal shy of matching his career high of six that he set in 2020-21 while playing for the Dallas Stars.

• According to Natural Stat Trick, the Kraken ranked seventh in the NHL with a 52.4 percent Corsi rating entering play Saturday. The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 842-732 at five-on-five this season. Their 53.5 percent shot share was good for seventh in the NHL entering play Thursday according to Natural Stat Trick.