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5 Things to Know: Islanders at Oilers

March 7, 2017

BY: DAVID KOLB
Follow @DavidKolbMSG

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (30-23-11) @ EDMONTON OILERS (35-22-8)
Coverage begins at 8:30 PM on MSG+2

After losing in Calgary on Sunday, the Islanders head north to Edmonton to battle the Oilers.

1 WHERE THEY STAND

Islanders Leddy Road 102116

Tonight the Islanders travel to Edmonton to face the Oilers for the second time this season

The Isles are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games

New York is 10-15-5 on the road in 2016-17

The Islanders currently own the final Wild Card slot in the Eastern Conference

2 WHO'S HOT

Islanders’ forward, John Tavares scored a goal on five shots on net Sunday vs. the Calgary Flames

The Isles’ captain now has 24 goals and 30 assists for 54 points, including two goals and two assists in his past five games

Tavares tallied an assist and was a plus-1 on Nov. 5 vs. the Oilers at Barclays Center in 23:42 of ice-time

3 SAY WHAT?

“We just really shot ourselves in the foot. When you give up four goals like that, it’s hard to win in this league.”

— Islanders’ captain, John Tavares reflecting back to the Flames four-goal first period in Sunday’s 5-2 loss in Calgary

4 DID YOU KNOW?

UNIONDALE, NY - DECEMBER 10: Right wing Trent Hunter #7 of the New York Islanders celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in a shootout against goalie Jussi Markkanen #30 of the Edmonton Oilers at the Nassau Coliseum on December 10, 2005 in Uniondale, New York. The Isles defeated the Oilers 3-2 after a shootout. (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

The Oilers 4-3 shootout win in Brooklyn earlier this season was only the second shootout between these clubs all-time. The Islanders won the first shootout, winning 3-2 over Edmonton Dec. 10, 2005.

5 MUST-SEE VIDEO

Butch Goring and Brendan Burke look back at the Isles 5-2 loss, in Calgary last Sunday