DEVILS (2-0-0) at ISLANDERS (2-0-0)
TV: 2:00 PM ET; Televised on NJD.TV (Devils Website)
Head-to-Head
The Devils and Islanders will face off for the first of two meetings with this afternoon's tilt in Bridgeport, CT at Webster Bank Arena. The two clubs will meet again at Prudential Center Oct. 7.
Devils team scope:
The Devils are off to a hot start in their preseason slate with a 2-0 start that includes a third period comeback, 5-4, at Washington Wednesday and a 7-1 route of the NY Rangers at Prudential Center Friday night.
Several Devils players will be making their second appearance during the exhibition campaign, among them are forwards Yegor Sharangovich, Jack Hughes, Marián Studenič and Mark Jankowski, defensemen Jonas Siegenthaler, Christian Jaros and Nikita Okhotiuk. Goaltenders Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood will be in the lineup for the first time.
Islanders team scope:
The Islanders are 2-0 in the preseason after beating the Rangers, 4-0, Sept. 26 at Madison Square Garden and notching a 3-2 OT win against Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center.
Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said that after playing predominantly rookies in the first two games, he will begin to assemble his actual roster with line combinations and defense pairings starting this afternoon.
Devils Roster:
Forwards:
11 Johnsson
14 Jankowski
17 Sharangovich
36 Gambardella
38 Gauthier
42 Greer
46 Flynn
48 Schnarr
61 Stillman
67 Studenic
77 Talvitie
86 Hughes
Defensemen:
32 Walsh
34 Wotherspoon
39 Russo
71 Siegenthaler
82 Okhotiuk
83 Jaros
88 Bahl
Goaltenders:
29 Blackwood
41 Wedgewood
Islanders Roster:
Forwards:
11 Parise
13 Barzal
14 Kubiak
15 Clutterbuck
20 Bellows
21 Palmieri
26 Wahlstrom
28 Dal Colle
32 Johnston
36 Koivula
41 Timashov
44 Pageau
53 Cizikas
Defensemen:
2 Hickey
6 Pulock
24 Mayfield
39 Vande Sompel
45 Salo
63 Cornell
64 Gustafson
Goaltenders:
30 Sorokin
35 Schneider
