Islanders at Blackhawks

ISLANDERS (0-2-0) at BLACKHAWKS (0-2-1)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Kyle Palmieri
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin
-- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Andy Greene -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Kieffer Bellows, Sebastian Aho
Injured: Semyon Varlamov (undisclosed)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Kirby Dach -- Patrick Kane
Dominik Kubalik -- Jonathan Toews -- Philipp Kurashev
Alex DeBrincat -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Mike Hardman
MacKenzie Entwistle -- Tyler Johnson -- Jujhar Khaira
Jake McCabe -- Connor Murphy
Calvin de Haan -- Seth Jones
Riley Stillman -- Erik Gustafsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Adam Gaudette, Dylan Strome
Injured: Wyatt Kalynuk (ankle)
Status report
Martin was activated off injured reserve and will make his season debut after he missed the first two games following ankle surgery. ... Varlamov took part in an optional morning skate and the goalie could return to the lineup this weekend, according to Islanders coach Barry Trotz. … New York assigned
Leo Komarov
to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League after the forward cleared waivers Tuesday. ... Hardman was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League and will play.