DUCKS (10-17-0) at ISLANDERS (13-7-7)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, BSSD, BSSC
Ducks projected lineup
Alex Killorn -- Leo Carlsson -- Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Brett Leason
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston -- Sam Carrick -- Brock McGinn
Cam Fowler -- Jackson LaCombe
Pavel Mintyukov -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Urho Vaakanainen -- Radko Gudas
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Benoit-Oliver Groulx
Injured: Jamie Drysdale (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (Achilles), Trevor Zegras (lower body), Mason McTavish (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Julien Gauthier
Hudson Fasching -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Samuel Bolduc-- Robert Bortuzzo
Mike Reilly -- Sebastian Aho
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Oliver Wahlstrom, Grant Hutton
Injured: Matt Martin (upper body), Adam Pelech (upper body), Sebastian Aho (upper body), Ryan Pulock (lower body), Scott Mayfield (upper body)
Status report
Johnston, who played six seasons for the Islanders from 2015-23, will face his former team for the first time; New York placed him on waivers Oct. 9. ... Aho, who has missed eight games but took line rushes during the Islanders morning skate, is a game-time decision; he was activated off injured reserve Wednesday. ... Mayfield is day to day; the defenseman was injured in a 4-3 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. ... Varlamov will start after Sorokin started the previous two games. ... Hutton, a defenseman, was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Martin, a forward who has missed 12 games, has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 2.
