LINE CHANGES
Drouin finished serving a one-game suspension and is drawing back into the lineup, slotting in with skated on a line with Horvat and Heineman. As a result, Duclair joined Barzal's line with Palmieri while Lee practiced on the left side of Pageau and Shabanov. Cizikas centered a line with Holmstrom and Tsyplakov.
"We're going to try different things," Head Coach Patrick Roy said. "We lost the last two games, sometimes you have to try different things."
SOROKIN TO START VS JETS
Roy said that Sorokin will start against Winnipeg on Monday, which will mark his third consecutive start of the season. Sorokin is 3-2-0 lifetime against the Jets, along with a .932 SV%, 2.03 GAA and one shutout.
"We have two very good goalies, very confident in both of them, but Ilya's one of the best in the game," Roy said. "There's no reason not to use him right now."
RITCHIE PARTICIPATES
Calum Ritchie joined the Islanders for the second straight day, but there is no update on his timeline to return.
