The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Islanders tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR is 6:30pm. The Islanders have matched a team record for points in a 15-game stretch, going 14-0-1. Their only loss was in overtime to the Penguins. The Islanders defeated the Pens in overtime Tuesday.
The Pens could see the return of winger Patric Hornqvist tonight. The Pens return home to host New Jersey tomorrow night.
Toronto fired veteran coach Mike Babcock after a slow start to their season. The Maple Leafs are 9-10-4 overall, but 0-5-1 in their past six games. He is being replaced by Sheldon Keefe who has been head coach of Toronto’s AHL team the past five seasons.