Casey Cizikas’ status was in doubt going into the Islanders’ game. But when they hit the ice vs. the Senators, it was Jean-Gabriel Pageau who was out.
That configuration changed after a slow first period, with Parise jumping up to the first line on the left of Horvat and Bailey playing on a line with Cizikas and Martin. That left Koivula, Fasching and Holmstrom as the de facto fourth line.
Lambert said keeping Horvat and Barzal together was a priority, as the two could have been split up to play center on separate lines. The Islanders are a veteran-laden team, and most of the group have played together for years. So communication should not be a problem this late in the season, but Lambert admitted Tuesday morning that it has been.According to Natural Stat Trick, the second line of Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri had a team-high 75.75 expected goals percentage on Tuesday over 11:15 time on ice.
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