Islanders at Flames

ISLANDERS (22-16-2) at FLAMES (18-14-7)

Islanders projected lineup
Josh Bailey -- Mathew Barzal -- Casey Cizikas
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Hudson Fasching
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Beauvillier
Matt Martin -- Aatu Raty -- Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Ryan Pulock
Parker Wotherspoon -- Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Robin Salo, Ross Johnston
Injured: Adam Pelech (upper body), Simon Holmstrom (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Flames projected lineup
Dillon Dube -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Milan Lucic -- Nazem Kadri -- Jonathan Huberdeau
Andrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Adam Ruzicka -- Radim Zohorna -- Trevor Lewis
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Connor Mackey
Injured: Brett Ritchie (upper body)
Status report
The Islanders did not conduct a morning skate Friday following a 4-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. ... Varlamov could make his first start since Dec. 17 after Sorokin started the previous eight games; Varlamov missed six games between Dec. 19 and Jan. 1 with a lower-body injury . ... The Flames held an optional morning skate Friday. ... Markstrom is expected to start for the 10th time in 12 games.