Islanders at Avalanche

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

ISLANDERS (20-21-8) at AVALANCHE (39-10-4)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Kieffer Bellows -- Josh Bailey -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Ross Johnston -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Sebastian Aho -- Ryan Pulock
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Matt Martin
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Zdeno Chara (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Valeri Nichushkin
Logan O'Connor -- Alex Newhook -- J.T. Compher
Darren Helm -- Tyson Jost -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: None
Status report
Barzal, a center, and Chara, a defenseman, each remain day to day after being injured in a 5-2 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. … The Islanders are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 4-0 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

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