12:00 PM CT – Predators (25-15-4) @ Islanders (16-20-6)Players to watch:NSH- Sergei KostitsynKostitsyn has seven points in six January games. In that time he has five goals on seven shots.NYI- P.A. ParenteauParenteau is on a four-game point streak and leads the Islanders with 30 assists this year. He is an overlooked part of their dangerous top line.Starting goaltenders:NSH- Anders Lindback (2011-12 stats: 2-4-0, 2.75 GAA)NYI- Evgeni Nabokov (2011-12 stats: 7-11-0, 2.64 GAA)Injury report:NSH- Craig Smith (flu, questionable), Jerred Smithson (lower body, out)NYI- Rick DiPietro (sports hernia, out), Marty Reasoner (thumb, out), Al Montoya and Mike Mottau (concussion, out)Keys to the game:NSH- Solid penalty kill… The Islanders’ power play has been hot in the last seven games, going 6-for-19. Meanwhile, the Islanders have the NHL’s worst for/against goal ratio while at even strength. The Preds need to have a solid effort on the penalty kill like they did Saturday against Philadelphi...
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