Islanders at Rangers

ISLANDERS (4-4-2) at RANGERS (4-4-2)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Michael Dal Colle -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Leo Komarov -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched:Austin Czarnik, Kieffer Bellows, Sebastian Aho, Ross Johnston, Dmytro Timashov, Cory Schneider
Injured:Anthony Beauvillier (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Brett Howden -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
Brendan Lemieux -- Kevin Rooney -- Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek -- Anthony Bitetto
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:None
Injured:Filip Chytil (upper body), Jack Johnson (lower body), Colin Blackwell (upper body), Brendan Smith (upper body)
Status report
Varlamov will start for the second straight game after making 28 saves in a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. He made 24 saves in a 4-0 win against the Rangers on Jan. 14, the season opener for both teams. … The Islanders are expected to keep the same lineup they used against the Penguins.