Islanders at Kraken

ISLANDERS (21-14-2) at KRAKEN (18-12-4)

Islanders projected lineup
Josh Bailey -- Mathew Barzal -- Casey Cizikas
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Aatu Raty -- Ross Johnston
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Parker Wotherspoon -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Cory Schneider
Scratched:Cal Clutterbuck
Injured: Adam Pelech (upper body), Simon Holmstrom (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz -- Alex Wennberg -- Jared McCann
Eeli Tolvanen -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Andre Burakovsky -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Daniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie -- Brandon Tanev
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Justin Schultz
Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen
Martin Jones
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched:Cale Fleury, Ryan Donato
Injured:Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (lower body)
Status report
Neither the Islanders nor the Kraken held a morning skate. ... Forwards Wahlstrom and Holmstrom each was placed on injured reserve Dec. 31. ... Varlamov practiced Saturday but is not expected to play. The goalie has been out since Dec. 17. ... Clutterbuck, a forward, also practiced Saturday. He's missed six games. ... Tolvaven is expected to play his first game for the Kraken since he was claimed off waivers from the Nashville Predators on Dec. 12. ... Dunn did not practice Saturday and his status is unknown.