Blackhawks at Islanders

BLACKHAWKS (8-13-2) at ISLANDERS (5-10-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSG+, NBCSCH, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

Blackhawks projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Dylan Strome
Dominik Kubalik -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Reese Johnson
Mike Hardman -- Josiah Slavin -- Ryan Carpenter
Caleb Jones -- Seth Jones
Calvin de Haan -- Erik Gustafsson
Wyatt Kalynuk -- Ian Mitchell
Marc-Andre Fleury
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched:Jujhar Khaira, Riley Stillman, Jake McCabe
Injured: Connor Murphy (concussion), Tyler Johnson (neck surgery)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Kieffer Bellows -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Anthony Beauvillier -- Austin Czarnik -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Zach Parise -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Zdeno Chara -- Sebastian Aho
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched:Robin Salo, Ross Johnston, Grant Hutton, Otto Koivula
Injured:Brock Nelson (lower body), Ryan Pulock (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol:Casey Cizikas
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Fleury will likely start for Chicago after Lankinen made 28 saves in a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. ... Varlamov is expected to make his first start since Nov. 24. Sorokin made 26 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.