Send in the Sens, Gm 61: Islanders vs. Senators, Game Notes & More

After a hectic Monday across the National Hockey League, the schedule for the New York Islanders resumes on Tuesday as they face the Ottawa Senators at UBS Arena. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 PM.

The New York Islanders stood pat this trade deadline season and now will use the remaining 22 games to figure things out for next season.

“Let’s not start next year. Let’s continue where we are, and build from here and say, you know, listen, let’s finish strong, let’s finished the way we need to play.”

“And we’ll start, you know, next year with hopefully, a little more traction than we got this year.”

The New York Islanders held an optional morning skate on Tuesday. Andy Greene, who did not play this past Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers, skated. Head coach Barry Trotz stated that he would be back in the lineup.

Cal Clutterbuck, who also did not play Sunday, did not skate Tuesday and Trotz said that he is day-to-day and will return to the lineup when he is able to play “his game”.

Kieffer Bellows and Ross Johnston remained on the ice following the optional morning skate, along with Matt Martin. Bellows remained out the longest.

Semyon Varlamov was the first Islanders netminder off the ice Tuesday morning and will make his 20th start of the season.

Mathieu Joseph, who was acquired by the Ottawa Senators in the Nick Paul trade on Monday, will make his Senators debut Tuesday night.

Former Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic, who was acquired Monday as well, will not be in the lineup. He will join the Senators in Winnipeg on Thursday.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINEUP (PROJECTED)

Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier

Bailey–Pageau–Palmieri

Parise-Barzal-Wahlstrom

Martin–Cizikas–Johnston

Pelech–Pulock

Chara–Dobson

Greene–Mayfield

Varlamov

Sorokin

OTTAWA SENATORS (PROJECTED)

Tkachuk-Norris-White

Formenton–Stutzle–Brown

Joseph-Tierney-Gaudette

Ennis-Gambrell–Watson

Brannstrom–Zub

Holden–Zaitsev

Mete–Del Zotto

Forsberg

Gustavsson

ISLANDERS GAME NOTES

The New York Islanders host the Ottawa Senators tonight, the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season.

The last time these teams met was February 1, when Scott Mayfield recorded two points and ten different Islanders found the scoresheet in a 4-1 Islanders win at home. The Islanders have won four of their last five games against the Senators, and they enter tonight’s game with a 5-2-0 record at UBS arena this month, including an active four-game win streak on home ice, their longest of the season so far.

They have six games remaining in their historic 17-game month of March.

BETTING CORNER

The New York Islanders are the home favorites against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, coming in at -245. They are +105 on the puck line. The Senators come in at +200 and -125 on the reverse puck line.

The over for this game is set at 5.5, with the over at -115 and the under at -105. These lines are subject to change.

HOW TO WATCH:

Tuesday’s contest will be available on MSG+ On the radio dial, the game can be heard on 1050 AM ESPN, 88.7 FM WRHU and 103.9 FM LI News Radio.