Devils at Islanders projected lineups

DEVILS (1-0-0) at ISLANDERS (0-1-0)

7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Luke Evangelista

Anthony Mantha -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Arseny Gritsyuk -- Evan Rodrigues -- Dawson Mercer

Amadeus Lombardi -- Cody Glass -- Stefan Noesen

Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Declan Chisholm

Nico Daws

Jake Allen

Scratched: Jesper Boqvist, Remi Poirier

Injured: Johnathan Kovacevic (knee), Connor Brown (lower body)

Islanders projected lineup

Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri

Brayden Schenn -- Cal Ritchie -- Victor Eklund

Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair

Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Matias Maccelli

Adam Pelech – Matthew Schaefer

Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock

Logan Stanley -- Tony DeAngelo

Ilya Sorokin

Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: Kyle MacLean, Scott Mayfield, Matt Kessel 

Injured: Mathew Barzal (knee)

Status report

The Devils held an optional morning skate. ... Daws will start after Allen made 23 saves in a 3-2 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. ... Sorokin didn’t take part in the Islanders' morning skate but will start.