Game Preview: Islanders at Rangers

The preseason rolls on as the New York Islanders battle the New York Rangers on Monday night at Madison Square Garden (7 p.m., MSG+).
The Islanders are 1-0 in preseason play, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at NYCB Live. John Tavares keyed the Islanders' comeback with a pair of goals, including the OT winner.
Tavares and Sunday's group will sit out tonight, as a new set of Islanders will make their preseason debut. Monday's lineup includes Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Ho-Sang up front, while mainstays like Johnny Boychuk and Calvin de Haan will anchor the blue line.

As for prospects, 2016 first-round pick Kieffer Bellows will make his Islanders preseason debut, while defensive prospects Devon Toews and Parker Wotherspoon will get their chance to make an impression on the Isles staff.
Jaroslav Halak will make his preseason debut, as he and Eamon McAdam will dress for Monday's game at the Garden.

Check @NYIslanders on Twitter for tonight's line combinations approximately 15 minutes before puck drop.
Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh headline the Rangers' veterans, while 2017 first-round pick Lias Andersson will also dress on Monday, making his NHL debut. Former Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec is expected to make his Rangers' debut.
This is the Rangers first of six preseason games. The teams will meet again on Friday night in Bridgeport, Conn.

ISLANDERS ROSTER

| FORWARDS | | --- | | 8 Steve Bernier | | 15 Cal Clutterbuck | | 20 Kieffer Bellows | | 24 Stephen Gionta | | 29 Brock Nelson | | 37 Casey Bailey | | 53 Casey Cizikas | | 59 Yannick Turcotte | | 63 Jeff Kubiak | | 66 Josh Ho-Sang | | 72 Anthony Beauvillier | | 74 Travis St. Denis | | 86 Nikolay Kulemin | | DEFENSE | | --- | | 42 Scott Mayfield | | 44 Calvin de Haan | | 46 Devon Toews | | 49 David Quenneville | | 50 Adam Pelech | | 55 Johnny Boychuk | | 57 Parker Wotherspoon | | GOALTENDER | | --- | | 34 Eamon McAdam | | 41 Jaroslav Halak |

RANGERS ROSTER

| FORWARDS | | --- | | 10 J.T. Miller | | 23 Bobby Farnham | | 24 Cristoval Nieves | | 25 Andrew Desjardins | | 28 Paul Carey | | 29 Cole Schneider | | 40 Michael Grabner | | 50 Lias Andersson | | 54 Gabriel Fontaine | | 61 Rick Nash | | 89 Pavel Buchnevich | | 95 Vinni Lettieri | | DEFENSE | | --- | | 27 Ryan McDonagh | | 44 Neal Pionk | | 47 Steven Kampfer | | 55 Nick Holden | | 63 Ryan Graves | | 77 Tony DeAngelo | | GOALTENDER | | --- | | 31 Ondrej Pavelec | | 75 Brandon Halverson |