Oilers at Islanders

OILERS (18-12-0) at ISLANDERS (9-12-6)

Oilers projected lineup
Zach Hyman -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Devin Shore -- Ryan McLeod -- Tyler Benson
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith -- Cody Ceci
Slater Koekkoek -- Tyson Barrie
Mikko Koskinen
Mike Smith
Scratched: Kyle Turris, William Lagesson, Brendan Perlini
Injured: Kris Russell (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Zack Kassian
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Kieffer Bellows -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Michael Dal Colle
Zach Parise -- Austin Czarnik -- Ross Johnston
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Robin Salo -- Andy Greene
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Cole Bardreau , Grant Hutton
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (lower body), Ryan Pulock (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol:Brock Nelson, Anthony Beauvillier, Oliver Wahlstrom, Sebastian Aho
Status report
Nugent-Hopkins left with an undisclosed injury in the third period of a 6-5 overtime loss at the New Jersey Devils on Friday; there was no immmediate update on his status. If Nugent-Hopkins is unable to play, Perlini is likely to take his place in the lineup at forward … Koskinen is expected to start in the second game of a back-to-back … Islanders coach Barry Trotz said it was possible Beauvillier or Wahlstrom could be removed from COVID-19 protocol and return to the lineup.