Isles Day-to-Day: Sorokin to Start vs Jets, MacLean to Draw In

After a well-deserved day off on Sunday, the New York Islanders were on the ice for practice on Monday afternoon in Winnipeg.

LINES FROM PRACTICE:

Anders Lee – Mathew Barzal – Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Drouin – Cal Ritchie – Emil Heineman
Max Shabanov – JG Pageau – Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean – Casey Cizikas – Marc Gatcomb

Matthew Schaefer – Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech – Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist – Scott Mayfield

The lines are nearly identical from Saturday's 4-3 OT win over Minnesota, with Kyle MacLean subbing in for Max Tsyplakov. Defensive pairs stayed the same.

MACLEAN TO DRAW IN VS JETS

Head Coach Patrick Roy said MacLean will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets after sitting out Saturday as a healthy scratch.

"I love the way he's been playing with Casey [Cizikas] and Marc [Gatcomb], and I feel like they have an identity," Roy said.

Roy said the decision to swap MacLean and Tsyplakov for a third straight game is also make sure everyone is staying "involved."

"Tsyplakov did okay last game, and we're just going to continue to roll and see how things go," Roy said. "What we're trying to do is having everybody be involved. We're playing so well, and having everybody be part of it, I think, it's important."

BOQVIST STAYING IN

Adam Boqvist will also stay in the lineup for a second straight game. It marks Boqvist's first consecutive games since playing four in a row from Nov. 20-26. Roy said he was happy with the defenseman on Saturday night and wants to see him continue to build off of it.

"We talked about trust, and building that trust from him to us and us to him," Roy said. "I thought that he did really well, kept things simple and I'm curious to see how he's going play again tomorrow."

SOROKIN TO START

Ilya Sorokin will start in goal against the Jets, per Roy. Sorokin is 14-10-2 with a 2.47 GAA, a .915 SV% and four shutouts this season. He has also won two straight starts, stopping 77-of-80 shots over that span.

ISLES FOCUSED AT PRACTICE AFTER DAY ON THE POND

After playing pond hockey at Anders Lee's house on Sunday, the Islanders were back to business on Monday in Winnipeg. That was exactly what Roy wanted to see, both in his team letting loose on a day off and dialing in on a day on.

"I see the joy in our group right now," Roy said. "What I love is that sometimes, when you have joy, players, seems to want to take the shortcut and not work as hard. And we were working hard this morning at practice. We were focused. So as a coaching staff, we love to see our guys doing that and coming in and be ready for practice."