Islanders at Blue Jackets

ISLANDERS (1-2-0) at BLUE JACKETS (2-1-0)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Kyle Palmieri
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Andy Greene -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Kieffer Bellows, Sebastian Aho
Injured: Semyon Varlamov (undisclosed)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Yegor Chinakhov
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Gregory Hofmann
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Scott Harrington -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Dean Kukan, Justin Danforth, Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Emil Bemstrom (oblique strain), Max Domi (rib fracture)
Status report
Lee will return after missing a 4-1 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday because of a non-COVID-19-related illness. … Pageau (undisclosed) is a game-time decision, Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. … Merzlikins will start after Korpisalo made his first start of the season in a 4-1 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.