Islanders at Canucks

ISLANDERS (21-15-2) at CANUCKS (16-17-3)

Islanders projected lineup
Josh Bailey -- Mathew Barzal -- Hudson Fasching
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Casey Cizikas
Matt Martin -- Aatu Raty -- Ross Johnston
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Parker Wotherspoon -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: None
Injured: Cal Clutterbuck (upper body), Adam Pelech (upper body), Simon Holmstrom (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Ilya Mikheyev -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Sheldon Dries -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Lane Pederson
Dakota Joshua -- Curtis Lazar - William Lockwood
Quinn Hughes -- Ethan Bear
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Travis Dermott -- Luke Schenn
Spencer Martin
Collin Delia
Scratched: Jack Studnicka, Riley Stillman, Kyle Burroughs
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Tanner Pearson (hand), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Status report
Clutterbuck, a forward who has missed seven games, skated on a regular line in practice Monday and took part in an optional morning skate Tuesday but will not play. ... Varlamov was activated off injured reserve Monday; the goalie has missed six games with a lower-body injury. ... The Islanders sent goalie Cory Schneider to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau said Demko, a goalie who has missed 12 games, skated without equipment Tuesday for the first time since his injury, but there is no timeline for his return.