Kyle Palmieri, Adam Pelech and Oliver Wahlstrom are out for New York. Ben Bishop is out for Buffalo New York is playing well at its own end of the iceThe New York Islanders are allowing an average of just 2. 69 goals per game which is 7th best in the NHL. New York is holding opponents to an average of 31. 2 shots per game which is 17th. The Islanders' penalty kill unit is successfully holding opponents scoreless 82. 4% of the time the Islanders are short-handed which is sixth best in the league. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin is 15-14-3 with a 2.
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Buffalo's power play scores 27. 1% of the time the Sabres have the man advantage which is fourth highest in hockey. Tage Thompson is the leading goal scorer with 32, while Alex Tuch is second with 21 goals. Rasmus Dahlin is the leader in assists with 35 and Thompson is second with 27. Thompson is the points leader with 59 and Dahlin is second with 48. Buffalo has scored 42 goals on the power play in 43 games.
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