Islanders at Blackhawks

ISLANDERS (5-4-0) at BLACKHAWKS (4-3-2)

Islanders projected lineup
Josh Bailey -- Mathew Barzal - Oliver Wahlstrom
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Ross Johnston -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Matt Martin, Robin Salo, Nikita Soshnikov
Injured:None
Blackhawks projected lineup
Andreas Athanasiou -- Max Domi -- Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev -- Jonathan Toews -- Taylor Raddysh
MacKenzie Entwistle -- Jason Dickinson -- Sam Lafferty
Boris Katchouk -- Jujhar Khaira -- Reese Johnson
Jake McCabe -- Jack Johnson
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Caleb Jones -- Filip Roos
Alex Stalock
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched:Colin Blackwell, Alec Regula
Injured:Petr Mrazek (groin strain), Tyler Johnson (ankle), Jalen Luypen (shoulder), Ian Mitchell (wrist), Seth Jones (thumb)
Status report
The Islanders held an optional morning skate ... Johnston goes into the lineup for Martin, whose wife is due to give birth. The Islanders say they expect Martin to return during the road trip, which continues Thursday at the St. Louis Blues and Saturday at the Detroit Red Wings. ... Jones, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve and Regula recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League. ... Mrazek skated for the first time since he was injured Oct. 21. There's no set time for the goalie's return.