Islanders Dance With Devils: Projected Lineup, Storylines
The New York Islanders head to Newark Monday to battle the New Jersey Devils Monday night at the Prudential Center.
The New York Islanders head to Newark Monday to battle the New Jersey Devils Monday night at the Prudential Center.
Puck drop is slated for 7 PM ET.
The Islanders did not hold a pregame morning skate. Head coach Lane Lambert will speak at 4:45 PM ET to provide updates before the game.
The Islanders game group did run lines on Sunday morning, with a few personnel changes from their Saturday duel against the rival New York Rangers.
ISLANDERS LINES
Simon Holmstrom-Bo Horvat-Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall-Brock Nelson-Julien Gauthier
Anders Lee-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin-Casey Cizikas-Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech-Noah Dobson
Alex Romanov-Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho-Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
DEVILS LINES per @InStilettos_NHL
Tyler Toffoli-Jack Hughes-Jesper Bratt
Tomas Nosek-Michael McLeod-Nathan Bastian
Chris Tierney-Curtis Lazar-Tyce Thompson
Max Willman-Justin Dowling-Graeme Clarke
Kevin Bahl-John Marino
Luke Hughes-Colin Miller
Daniil Misyul-Simon Nemec
Akira Schmid
Vitek Vanecek
POWER PLAY UNITS:
PP: (Net Front-Bumper-LW-RW-Point)
PP1: Wahlstrom-Horvat-Barzal-Nelson-Dobson
PP2: Lee-Pageau-Gauthier-Engvall-Aho
WHO TO WATCH:
Oliver Wahlstrom: He did not take part in Saturday night's preseason game, and with the way Hudson Fasching and Julien Gauthier have played, the 22-year-old needs to have a statement game.
Simon Holmstrom: The young forward has been given a critical chance alongside Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal. While his defensive play and passing hasn't been an issue, a lack of hitting the net has been the storyline.
Sebastian Aho: Right now, Aho is in a battle with Samuel Bolduc for the sixth and final defense spot. He's currently winning but needs to continue to be a stable option to keep his lead.
NOTES: Kyle Palmieri remains day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. He is skating on his own daily.
Hudson Fasching is not part of the game group due to a numbers game.
Lambert has raved about Fasching, and he’s coming off an impressive performance Saturday.
HOW TO WATCH: Tonight's game will be available on MSGSN.
