Morning Skate Updates: Islanders at Oilers
Projected lineups ahead of Tuesday's Islanders-Oilers game
by Cory Wright WrightsWay / New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are set to face off against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. (MSG+2; 660AM, 101.9FM - WFAN, 88.7FM - WRHU, 103.9FM - LI News). Read the Game Preview here.
The Lineup:
Thomas Greiss will start in goal, while Adam Pelech draws into the lineup for Scott Mayfield. Johnny Boychuk will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. No substitutions at forward.
ISLANDERS PROJECTED LINES
| FORWARDS | ||
| LEFT WING | CENTER | RIGHT WING |
| ANDERS LEE | JOHN TAVARES | JOSH BAILEY |
| ANDREW LADD | BROCK NELSON | JOSH HO-SANG |
| SHANE PRINCE | RYAN STROME | JASON CHIMERA |
| NIKOLAY KULEMIN | ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER | CAL CLUTTERBUCK |
| DEFENSE | |
| LEFT | RIGHT |
| NICK LEDDY | ADAM PELECH |
| THOMAS HICKEY | TRAVIS HAMONIC |
| CALVIN DE HAAN | DENNIS SEIDENBERG |
Doug Weight on rebounding after Sunday's game:
Coach Doug Weight said he's expecting his team to bounce-back after Sunday's loss in Calgary, which he partially attributes to a grinding road schedule. The Islanders played three games in less than four days, with back-to-back games in Dallas and Chicago before playing an afternoon game in Calgary. The Islanders had Monday off in Edmonton, so Weight is hoping the rest rejuvenated his players.
"We're going to reboot," Weight said. "We've done some good things and we're in position right now where we're going to learn from our game on Sunday, we're going to watch and take some things out of it. We're going to bring some energy, we had a day off and it's a big test for us."
�� Shots from morning skate in Edmonton. #LGI pic.twitter.com/ZSxHbxSpLW
- New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 7, 2017
Homecoming For Chimera:
Tuesday is a homecoming for Jason Chimera, who grew up in Edmonton.
"It's good. Always fun to come back home, see your parents and family. It's a great place, a great place to grow up and you see some people like your parents you don't see too often, so nice to have dinner with them.
"It's always fun to be back & see familiar faces. It's a great place to grow up for a kid that loves hockey. I'm proud to call it my home." pic.twitter.com/7Xmu69eOon
- New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 7, 2017
OILERS PROJECTED LINES*
| FORWARDS | ||
| LEFT WING | CENTER | RIGHT WING |
| PATRICK MAROON | CONNOR MCDAVID | LEON DRAISAITL |
| MILAN LUCIC | RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS | JORDAN EBERLE |
| DRAKE CAGGIULA | DAVID DESHARNAIS | ZACK KASSIAN |
| MATT HENDRICKS | MARK LETESTU | JUJHAR KHAIRA |
| DEFENSE | |
| LEFT | RIGHT |
| ANDREJ SEKERA | MATT BENNING |
| OSCAR KLEFBOM | ADAM LARSSON |
| DARNELL NURSE | ERIC GRYBA |
Cam Talbot will start in goal for the Oilers.
*rosters as of EdmontonOilers.com