Islanders at Blue Jackets

ISLANDERS (13-8-0) at BLUE JACKETS (7-11-1)

Islanders projected lineup
Simon Holmstrom -- Mathew Barzal -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Josh Bailey
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov -- Scott Mayfield
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Robin Salo
Injured:Kyle Palmieri (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Carson Meyer
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus Bjork
Jake Christiansen
-- Erik Gudbranson
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched:Billy Sweezey, Brendan Gaunce, Liam Foudy
Injured: Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Adam Boqvist (broken foot), Jakub Voracek (upper body), Zach Werenski (shoulder), Nick Blankenburg (broken ankle), Patrik Laine (ankle sprain), Elvis Merzlikins (hip), Jake Bean (shoulder)
Status report
Palmieri, a forward, will be out for the second straight game. … Pelech did not participate in the morning skate but Islanders coach Lane Lambert said he will play. … Chinakhov returns after missing one game because of an upper-body injury. He replaces Foudy, a forward, on the third line. … Meyer makes his season debut after being recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Forward
Emil Bemstrom
was sent to the AHL.