The Flames provide Dobson with a better-than-average matchup to pour shots on target. He is also likely to play big minutes in most game scripts given the Islander’s current injury situation, and this game does seem likely to feature close score-lines.

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The Flames just recently made the switch to this grouping, and they're expected to go against New York’s first line of Anders Lee, Bo Horvat, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lee-Horvat-Pageau line ranks in the bottom half of the league among all forward groupings to have played at least 90 minutes together this season.