ISLANDERS (17-9-9) at PENGUINS (17-13-4)
6 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Julien Gauthier
Matt Martin -- Cal Clutterbuck -- Hudson Fasching
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Samuel Bolduc -- Robert Bortuzzo
Mike Reilly -- Sebastian Aho
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Oliver Wahlstrom, Casey Cizikas
Injured: Adam Pelech (upper body), Ryan Pulock (lower body), Scott Mayfield (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Evgeni Malkin -- Drew O’Connor
Radim Zohorna -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Jansen Harkins -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves -- Erik Karlsson
John Ludvig -- Chad Ruhwedel
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Injured: Bryan Rust (upper body), Matt Nieto (lower body)
Status report
Varlamov, who participated in the morning skate Sunday, was not available for a 5-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Friday after Islanders coach Lane Lambert said the goalie tweaked something. He made six saves in relief during a 7-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, when Sorokin allowed six goals on 25 shots. ... Cizikas, a forward, was also present for the morning skate after missing the game Friday because of an illness. … Nedeljkovic will likely start for Pittsburgh. Jarry made 25 saves in a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
