#### **ISLANDERS (37-27-8) at BLUE JACKETS (22-41-7)****Islanders projected lineup**Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon HolmstromPierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle PalmieriZach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson FaschingMatt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal ClutterbuckAdam Pelech -- Scott MayfieldAlexander Romanov -- Ryan PulockSamuel Bolduc -- Noah DobsonIlya SorokinSemyon Varlamov***Scratched:** Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon****Injured:** Sebastian Aho (upper body, Mathew Barzal (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)***Blue Jackets projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill MarchenkoLiam Foudy -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent JohnsonEric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu OlivierLane Pederson -- Hunter McKown -- Emil BemstromAdam Boqvist -- Erik GudbransonTim Berni -- Andrew PeekeGavin Bayreuther -- Nick BlankenburgMichael HutchinsonElvis Merzlikins***Scratched:** None****Injured:** Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Patrik Laine (triceps strain)***Status report**Nelson will play after leaving in the first period of a 7-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, when he was checked by Maple Leafs center Noel Acciari. ... Sorokin is expected to make his ninth start in 10 games. ... Laine is out 2-4 weeks after the forward was injured taking a shot during the last drill of practice Thursday. … McKown will make his NHL debut; he signed a three-year entry level contract Monday after the completion of his junior season at Colorado College. To make room, center Cole Sillinger was loaned to Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Kuraly will return after missing nine games with a left oblique strain; he was expected to be out the rest of the regular season. ... Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen returns after missing two games because of a death in his family; associate coach Pascal Vincent was acting coach in his absence.
