The New York Islanders head to Philadelphia to battle the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center Thursday night. Puck drop is slated for 7 PM ET.
The New York Islanders head to Philadelphia to battle the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center Thursday night. Puck drop is slated for 7 PM ET.
The Islanders did not hold a morning skate on Thursday.
We will talk with Islanders head coach Lane Lambert and a few players prior to game time, likely around 4:45 PM ET.
This is a back-to-back situation as the Islanders finish off their preseason Friday night when they host the New Jersey Devils.
Lambert did mention Thursday afternoon that with eight days before the start of the regular season, we could see players play in both games.
ISLANDERS PROJECTED 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
POWER PLAY UNITS:
PP: (Net Front-Bumper-LW-RW-Point)
PP1: Wahlstrom-Horvat-Barzal-Nelson-Dobson
PP2: Lee-Pageau-Gauthier-Engvall-Aho
FLYERS PROJECTED LINES
Joel Farabee-Sean Couturier-Tyson Foerster
Scott Laughton-Jackson Cates-Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett-Morgan Frost-Cam Atkinson
Nicolas Deslauriers-Ryan Poehling-Garnet Hathaway
Cam York-Rasmus Ristolainen
Marc Staal-Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler-Sean Walker
Carter Hart
Sam Ersson
WHO TO WATCH:
Oliver Wahlstrom: Wahlstrom did not take advantage of his preseason game Monday night, struggling with timing alongside Karson Kuhlman and Ruslan Iskhakov. On the power play, he bobbled the puck and rang the post. 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 did not skate Monday night, and with Kyle Palmieri back at practice, he's in jeopardy of not just losing a spot in the Islanders lineup but starting the season in Bridgeport, given that he is waiver-exempt.
Samuel Bolduc: Right now, Boludc is in a battle with Sebastian Aho for the sixth and final defense spot. He's currently second in the race, but a strong showing could turn the tide after Aho struggled Monday, like the rest of the game group.
NOTES: Kyle Palmieri returned to team practice after battling an undisclosed injury. He is unlikely to play in a preseason game.
HOW TO WATCH: Tonight's game will be available on NBCSP, ESPN+ (working to see if blackout will be lifted in NY). The game can also be found on Islanders team site, as a stream. There will be no MSG broadcast.