Game 9: 10/27/07 Hurricanes @ Isles 7:00 PM

Hurricanes 6-2-3 @ Isles 5-3-0


The Isles look for their 6th win of the season as they take on the Hurricanes at the Coliseum tonight.

ISLANDERS:
The Islanders are coming off a great OT win from their last game. They've had a week off, and should be very well rested. I see them coming out a bit sluggish in the first 5-10 minutes, but should pick it up late in the first. Tonight is also expected to feature the return of Shawn Bates. It will be cool to see how that works out.

Probable Lines:

Goaltenders
39 Rick DiPietro
34 Wade Dubielewicz

Defensemen
32 Brendan Witt - 24 Radek Martinek
25 Andy Sutton - 47 Marc-Andre Bergeron
14 Chris Campoli - 8 Bruno Gervais

Forwards
26 Ruslan Fedotenko - 89 Mike Comrie - 13 Bill Guerin
11 Andy Hilbert - 18 Mike Sillinger - 7 Trent Hunter
20 Sean Bergenheim - 63 Josef Vasicek - 81 Miroslav Satan
12 Chris Simon - 10 Richard Park - 17 Shawn Bates



HURRICANES:
The Hurricanes, on the other hand, are coming off of their worst game of the season. They are on 0 days rest, and should also be pretty slow out there. Their defense and goaltending totally broke down last night as they lost to the Canadiens 7-4. Cam Ward had to be pulled after he had given up 5 goals. Also struggling with a few injuries, things aren't looking good for the Canes tonight.

Probable Lines:

Forwards
1 Cory Stilliman - 12 Eric Staal - 51 Jeff Hamilton
59 Chad LaRose - 17 Rod Brind'Amour - 11 Justin Williams
13 Ray Whitney - 8 Matt Cullen - 18 Ryan Bayda
37 Keith Aucoin - 27 Craig Adams - 19 Trevor Letowski

Defensemen
22 Mike Commodore - 4 Glen Wesley
7 Niclas Wallin -6 Bret Hedican
8 Tim Gleason - 5 Frantisek Kaberle

Goaltenders
30 Cam Ward
47 John Grahame


Get ready for an exciting game tonight! This game is going to have my second ever live coverage post. Can't see the game? Visit Islander Zone and get the latest scores within seconds of them happening.

Let's Go Isles!!!