ISLANDERS (39-24-5) at SENATORS (34-24-9)
7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, MSGSN
Islanders projected lineup
Emil Heineman — Bo Horvat — Mathew Barzal
Anthony Duclair — Brayden Schenn — Simon Holmstrom
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Calum Ritchie
Ondrej Palat — Casey Cizikas — Kyle MacLean
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy — Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Max Shabanov, Marc Gatcomb, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk — Dylan Cozens — Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Warren Foegele — Lars Eller — Fabian Zetterlund
Thomas Chabot — Artem Zub
Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence
Dennis Gilbert — Nikolas Matinpalo
James Reimer
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jake Sanderson (upper body), Nick Jensen (lower body)
Status report
The Islanders will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. … Schaefer did not take part in New York’s morning skate because of illness, but is expected to play. … The Senators held an optional skate and are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 4-1 loss at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. … Reimer is expected to start after Ullmark made 21 saves at Washington.
