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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "SECOND PAIRING: Alex Romanov and Noah Dobson. The pair ooze with talent." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "THIRD PAIRING: Sebastian Aho and Scott Mayfield. Scotty's fine; Aho has come of age -- and is underrated. Last year he put up five goals and 18 assists and an impressive plus 9." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "ABLE RESERVES: Samuel Bolduc & Robin Salo" } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Special Teams", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwMjM3MTI1MjI2OTk2ODQ0/usatsi_20079675-1.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "POWER PLAY UNIT ONE: Anders Lee, Bo Horvat, and Mat Barzal up front with Brock Nelson and Noah Dobson on the points.
" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "POWER PLAY UNIT TWO: Pierre Engvall, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Kyle Palmieri up front, backed by Sibby Ao and Ryan Pulock." } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "PENALTY KILLING UNIT ONE: Pageau, Palmieri, Pulock, and Pelech.
" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "PENALTY KILLING UNIT TWO: Cizikas, Clutterbuck, Romanov, and Mayfield." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "ABLE RESERVES: Engvall, Fasching, Nelson" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Islanders kick off their season against the Buffalo Sabres at UBS Arena on Oct. 14. " } } ] }

Mave's Choices For Islanders Opening Night Lineup