Islanders at Blue Jackets preview

ISLANDERS (17-11-3) at BLUE JACKETS (19-11-1)
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Center Jordan Schroeder was called up from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Forwards Nick Foligno or Boone Jenner could also move into the middle.
The Islanders and Blue Jackets each will try to rebound from home losses. New York allowed the first five goals in a 5-2 defeat to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets lost 7-2 to Edmonton on Tuesday

Players to watch

Islanders right wing Josh Bailey had two assists against the Stars and is tied for the NHL lead (30) with Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets and the Philadelphia Flyers' Jakub Voracek.
Blue Jackets center Alex Wennberg will have to step up in the absence of Dubinsky. He had 59 points (13 goals, 46 assists) in 80 games in 2016-17 but has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 25 games this season.

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They said it

"We've got to come out flying. They're going to be ready. They had a tough one and we had a tough one, so both teams are going to be looking to get back on track." -- Islanders left wing Anders Lee
"You can get into a panic mode and start overcoaching. … You can kill yourself with fixing things, then you paralyze your team even more. I just want them to go out and play." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella on his team's 4-4-0 record after a six-game winning streak

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- John Tavares -- Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier -- Joshua Ho-Sang
Jason Chimera -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Calvin de Haan -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Alan Quine, Dennis Seidenberg
Injured:Thomas Hickey (upper body), Nikolay Kulemin (upper body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Josh Anderson
Boone Jenner -- Alexander Wennberg -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Lukas Sedlak -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Matt Calvert -- Jordan Schroeder -- Tyler Motte
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Jack Johnson -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Markus Nutivaara
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Markus Hannikainen
Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (orbital bone fracture), Ryan Murray (upper body)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. ... Greiss is expected to start, though he replaced Halak in the second period on Wednesday.

Stat pack

Lee has 17 points (11 goals, six assists) in his previous 15 games. The Islanders are 8-0-1 since Doug Weight took over as coach on Jan. 17 in games after losing by three or more goals. … Johnson is one game shy of 400 games with Columbus. The Blue Jackets have won their past three games against the Islanders in Columbus by a combined score of 18-2, including 5-0 on opening night.