"The Isles are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Simon Holmstrom scored the Islanders' lone goal, and David Rittich made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping two of three shootout attempts. Filip Forsberg scored the decisive goal in the tiebreaker for Nashville. The Islanders are expected to make a few lineup changes."
"Ilya Sorokin i s expected to start in goal for New York. Sorokin is coming off a 44-save shutout against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, the 26th of his career, which set a franchise record. He is 13-10-2 this season with a 2.45 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage and four shutouts. Mathew Barzal enters the game riding a three-game point streak."
New York continues a seven-game road trip with a Saturday visit to Minnesota after a 2-1 shootout loss in Nashville. Simon Holmstrom scored and David Rittich made 26 saves before the Predators' Filip Forsberg won the shootout. Adam Boqvist and Max Tsyplakov are expected to return to the Islanders' lineup while Cole McWard may be scratched. Ilya Sorokin is expected to start after a 44-save shutout and a franchise-record 26th career shutout. Mathew Barzal has a three-game point streak and leads the team with 36 points. New York's penalty kill ranks tied for seventh at 82.0 percent.
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