With six games to go, the New York Islanders (37-28-9) are in the nation's capital as they take on the Washington Capitals (34-32-8). Puck drop is slated for 7:30 PM ET at Capital One Arena.
The Islanders currently hold a three-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins for the top wild-card spot.
MORNING SKATE UPDATES
The New York Islanders were on the ice Monday morning, without Mathew Barzal as we knew he was not making the trip.
Defenseman Sebastian Aho was not present after skating on Monday morning as he works his way back from an upper-body injury.
Islanders head coach Lane Lambert shared that there was no update on no. 13 and that Aho will be re-evaluated when they return home.
Ilya Sorokin was in the starter's crease as he will make his 56th appearance of the season. He allowed one goal on 31 shots in a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
The Islanders have an opportunity to move five points ahead of the Penguins if they can take care of business against the Capitals.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINES (PROJECTED)
Zach Parise-Bo Horvat-Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall-Brock Nelson-Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin-Casey Cizikas-Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech-Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov-Ryan Pulock
Samuel Bolduc-Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
WASHINGTON CAPITALS LINES (PROJECTED)
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas-Nicklas Backstrom-T.J. Oshie
Anthony Mantha-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Craig Smith
Connor Sheary-Nick Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
ISLANDERS NOTES
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Washington Capitals in the third of four matchups between the two clubs this season.
Tonight's matchup is the Islanders' first visit to Capital One Arena since April 26, 2022, when Noah Dobson and Casey Cizikas each scored to help the Islanders earn a 4-1 victory in Washington.
The Islanders captured their 14th win of the season against a Metropolitan Division opponent on Monday night against New Jersey, and will face a Metropolitan team four times in their next six games.
The Islanders enter tonights' matchup with seven wins in March, the most they've recorded in a single month since November (10).
FANDUEL BETTING CORNER
Do you think the New York Islanders will beat the New Jersey Devils? You can get the Islanders at +105 & -235 on the reverse puck line. The Devils come in at -126 & +190 on the puck line.
The over for the contest is 5.5 at -140, with the under also at +114.
Lines courtesy of Fanduel Sportsbook
HOW TO WATCH
Wednesday's contest will be available on MSGSN. On the radio dial, the game can be heard on 1050 AM ESPN, 88.7 FM WRHU, and 103.9 FM LI News Radio.