Hurricanes look to stop road losing streak, visit the Islanders

Carolina Hurricanes (17-8-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (9-11-7, in the Metropolitan Division)

Elmont, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Islanders looking to end a three-game road skid.

New York is 9-11-7 overall and 2-2-2 against the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders are 2-3-2 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

Carolina is 17-8-1 overall with a 7-1-1 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes are 7-2-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

Saturday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Horvat has five goals and 13 assists for the Islanders. Simon Holmstrom has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Sebastian Aho has seven goals and 21 assists for the Hurricanes. Martin Necas has five goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 2-5-3, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.6 assists, 2.4 penalties and 4.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 5-4-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Islanders: None listed.

Hurricanes: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.