Islanders at Coyotes

ISLANDERS (17-12-1) at COYOTES (9-14-4)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Josh Bailey -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Robin Salo -- Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov -- Scott Mayfield
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Hudson Fasching, Simon Holmstrom
Injured: Adam Pelech (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Liam O'Brien -- Jack McBain -- Christian Fischer
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton
Jakob Chychrun -- Shayne Gostisbehere
J.J. Moser -- Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Juuso Valimaki
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Zack Kassian
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Friday. ... Palmieri is expected to return after missing 10 games with an upper-body injury, is expected to play. … Beauvillier, who missed two games with an undisclosed injury, also is expected to return. Palmieri and Beauvillier each practiced Thursday. … Pelech, a defenseman, is day to day and not on the road trip. ... The Coyotes assigned Dysin Mayo, a defenseman who'd been with the team all season, to Tucson of the American Hockey League on Thursday.