Islanders Podcast Preview: Washington Series Preview & Line Changes

Coming off a dominant 6-1 performance against the New York Rangers, the Islanders have a huge series coming up against the Washington Capitals. Both teams are tied up top with 62 points and have a three-game set this weekend.

With 10 games remaining, these three games could decide the division. So far this year, the Islanders are 2-3 against them. Additionally, we’ll get into the line combinations and changes that Barry Trotz has made.

Last night specifically, we saw some success with Beauvillier – Nelson – Bailey as Josh Bailey returned to the lineup. Also, Leo Komarov on the fourth line looked solid.

Lastly, Mitch Anderson will get into the prospect report. This week he has some info on the Sound Tigers we want to get into.

Here’s what you can expect from episode 192:

Topics

Washington Series

The Capitals and Islanders both have 62 points. This series will be massive when deciding the final standings, so Mitch and I will preview the three games coming up later this week.

Lineups

Barry Trotz has juggled the lines a bunch trying to get something going, so we’ll discuss the decisions and what has worked vs what hasn’t.

Down on the Farm

Mitch has some updates on prospects that he will share with us including some news on the Sound Tigers that we’re going to get into.

Quiz

Mitch is going to quiz me on someone who played 192 games in an Islanders sweater. This guessing game rarely goes well.

Social

In the social segment, we’ll answer questions and talk about the biggest stuff from Isles Twitter this past week.

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