‘That’s Right! Krak-A-Laken’, Gm 39: Islanders vs. Kraken, Lines & More

On Wednesday, the New York Islanders (16-16-6) welcome Jordan Eberle and the Seattle Kraken (14-27-4) to UBS Arena. The Islanders and Kraken were supposed to play in early January, but a postponement moved their inaugural matchup. Tuesday’s contest is a 7 PM game, not 7:30.

After defeating the Ottawa Senators Tuesday night by a score of 4-1, the Islanders have immense pressure to get another win and head into the All-Star break on a positive note.

The Seattle Kraken are the 30th ranked team in the National Hockey League and the Islanders have done their job against teams under .500 this season with a record of 10-2-3.

The Islanders did not hold a morning skate on Tuesday, with media availability around 4:30 PM.

Although Islanders head coach Barry Trotz went with netminder Ilya Sorokin for two straight starts, with the pending break and the back-to-back scenario, it is likely that Semyon Varlamov is in goal to face Seattle.

Ryan Pulock, who returned to the lineup Tuesday for the first time since Nov. 15, played 15:08 minutes alongside Andy Greene on the third defensive pairing as he eases his way back into a bigger role.

The Seattle Kraken’s All-Star, Jordan Eberle, played four years for the New York Islanders, before he was left unprotected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Eberle has 12 goals and 13 assists in 43 games played this season.

Like New York, Seattle is also on the second of a back-to-back. With Chris Driedger getting the start in the 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, it is likely that Phillip Grubauer is in between the pipes Wednesday.

Unavailable Kraken: Brandon Tanev (IR), Jaden Schwartz (IR), Carson Soucy (Out), Jamie Oleksiak (DTD), William Borgen (COVID-19)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINES (PROJECTED)

Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal — Josh Bailey

Anthony Beauvillier— Brock Nelson— Kyle Palmieri

Zach Parise— Jean-Gabriel Pageau —Oliver Wahlstrom

Matt Martin — Casey Cizikas — Cal Clutterbuck

Adam Pelech — Scott Mayfield

Zdeno Chara— Noah Dobson

Andy Greene—Ryan Pulock

Semyon Varlamov

Ilya Sorokin

SEATTLE KRAKEN LINES (PROJECTED)

Marcus Johansson—Jared McCann—Jordan Eberle

Calle Jarnkrok—Yanni Gourde—Mason Appleton

Ryan Donato—Alexander Wennberg—Joonas Donskoi

Riley Sheahan—Morgan Geekie—Colin Blackwell

Mark Giordano—Adam Larsson

Vince Dunn—Jeremy Lauzon

Haydn Fleury—Cale Fleury

Phillip Grubauer

Chris Driedger

NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAME NOTES

The New York Islanders host the Seattle Kraken in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Tonight’s game was rescheduled
from Saturday, Jan. 29 due to inclement weather. T

his is the last of seven straight home games for the Islanders, who are 6-4-0 in their last ten at home. Both clubs enter today’s game in the second leg of a back-to-back series: the Islanders won at home against Ottawa last night, and the Kraken fell in overtime in Boston.

The Islanders have a 6-5-4 record against Western Conference teams this season and have
faced three Western opponents in the last six days (LAK, MIN, SEA).

BETTING CORNER

The New York Islanders are the home favorites for Wednesday night’s contest as they come in at -200  and are +138 on the puck line. The Seattle Kraken are the road underdogs, as they are +164 with their reverse puck line odds at -170.

The over for the contest is set at 5.5 at +106 while the under 5.5. is at -130.

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