Islanders at Sharks

ISLANDERS (35-27-8) at SHARKS (19-36-14)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon Holmstrom
Zach Parise -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Pierre Engvall -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body), Otto Koivula (lower body), Josh Bailey (illness)
Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Andreas Johnsson -- Tomas Hertl -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Martin Kaut
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Fabian Zetterlund
Derrick Pouliot -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nikolai Knyzhov
Mario Ferraro -- Matt Benning
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Jonah Gadjovich, Radim Simek
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed), Evgeny Svechnikov (lower body)
Status report
The Islanders held an optional morning skate Saturday... Sorokin is expected to make his 10th start in 12 games. ... Bailey, a forward, is not expected to play; Holmstrom will take his spot in the lineup. ... Kahkonen is expected to start after Reimer made 30 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday... Svechnikov, a forward, will not play after leaving during the first period Thursday. ... Kaut was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Saturday.