Panthers at Islanders preview

PANTHERS (1-3-3) at ISLANDERS (3-4-0)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-F, NHL.TV

New York returns home for one game after going 1-3-0 on a four-game road trip. They start a three-game trip at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
It's the second game of a back-to-back for the Panthers, who remain the only team in the NHL without a regulation or overtime win following a 5-2 loss at the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Florida's only victory came 6-5 in a shootout against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 19.

Players to watch

Panthers center Vincent Trocheck has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past five games.
Islanders forward Josh Bailey has points (one goal, one assist) in back-to-back games.

They said it

"It's a really good team and we're back at it [Wednesday]. Just fix those small little things and get everyone going and start all over again. I know it hasn't been pretty, but we just need to start [Wednesday]." -- Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov
"It seems like we've had a lot of road games here to start the season, which is fine. We've been through it. It's good to get the team together; we have some new faces in here. But when you get a chance to come home, you want to make the most of it." -- Islanders forward Josh Bailey

Panthers projected lineup

Evgenii Dadonov -- Aleksander Barkov -- Nick Bjugstad
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Vincent Trocheck -- Denis Malgin
Frank Vatrano -- Jared McCann -- Mike Hoffman
Troy Brouwer -- Juho Lammikko -- Colton Sceviour
Keith Yandle -- Alexander Petrovic
Mike Matheson -- Aaron Ekblad
MacKenzie Weegar -- Bogdan Kiselevich
James Reimer
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: Maxim Mamin
Injured:Roberto Luongo (knee), Mark Pysyk (upper body), Derek MacKenzie (upper body), Jamie McGinn (back)

Islanders projected lineup

Andrew Ladd -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Anthony Beauvillier -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Nick Leddy -- Ryan Pulock
Thomas Hickey -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Johnny Boychuk
Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Tom Kuhnhackl, Ross Johnston, Luca Sbisa
Injured: None

Status report

The Panthers did not have a morning skate after playing Tuesday. … Bailey left practice early Monday because of unspecified tightness and did not skate Tuesday but participated in the optional morning skate and will play. Beauvillier returns after missing a 4-1 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday because of an illness.

Stat pack

The Panthers have won all three games they have played at Barclays Center since being eliminated there by the Islanders in the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. … The Islanders are 2-1-0 when they score at least three goals, 1-3-0 when they score fewer than three.