NEW YORK ISLANDERS (27-17-5) AT SEATTLE KRAKEN (21-18-9)
9:30 PM ET | CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
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The New York Islanders finish their seven-game road trip against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night.
The Islanders secured a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night, which handed the Canucks their 11th straight loss. Anthony Duclair (2G), Ryan Pulock and Tony DeAngelo all netted goals in the win. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves on 32 shots against the Canucks.
PROJECTED LINES
See below for lines at morning skate.
Anders Lee – Mathew Barzal – Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Drouin – JG Pageau – Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean – Cal Ritchie – Emil Heineman
Max Shabanov – Casey Cizikas – Max Tsyplakov
Matthew Schaefer – Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech – Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist – Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
SHABANOV IN, GATCOMB OUT
Max Shabanov is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday night against the Seattle Kraken after sitting out one game as a healthy scratch.
Shabanov has 15 points (4G, 11A) in 35 games this season for the Islanders, his rookie year in the NHL. The Russian winger is expected to skate with Max Tsyplakov, who is playing consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 1 and 3, and Casey Cizikas. Shabanov also skated on the Islanders second power-play unit.
“We want to put Shabby back in the lineup, so we want to give a shot at Tsyplakov and him playing with Casey,” Head Coach Patrick Roy said. “Casey’s playing so well he brings so much energy, so I feel like that could be a good fit for the three of them.”
Read more about today’s morning skate in Isles Day-to-Day.
