Islanders at Golden Knights preview

ISLANDERS (17-12-4) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (19-15-2)
10 p.m. ET; SN360, SNO, SNE, ATTSN-RM, MSG+, NHL.TV

Fleury, who leads the NHL with 19 wins, is tied with Tony Esposito (423) on the all-time list.
Vegas, which has won 10 of its past 14 games (10-3-1), will be without forward Max Pacioretty (undisclosed) for at least the next three games.
The Islanders will try to win their fourth straight game. Barry Trotz returns to Las Vegas for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup as coach of the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Final last season.
Defenseman Luca Sbisa, who was selected by Vegas in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from the Vancouver Canucks, faces the Golden Knights for the first time since he signed a one-year contract with the Islanders on Sept. 24. Sbisa had 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in 30 regular-season games last season.

Players to watch

Islanders center Mathew Barzal has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past six games.
Golden Knights forward
Brandon Pirri
is expected to replace Pacioretty on the second line. Pirri, who was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, had three goals in two games with Vegas last season.

They said it

"It's a good feeling. A lot of good memories. Those friendships are going to last forever. I think I'll have a special place in my heart here forever." -- Islanders defenseman Luca Sbisa on returning to Las Vegas
"I think we all understand it doesn't matter who we play. If we do the things that make us good, we'll piggyback off that. We just need to try and get that puck as quick as we can." -- Golden Knights center Paul Stastny on adjusting without linemate Max Pacioretty

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Leo Komarov -- Valtteri Filppula --
Joshua Ho-Sang
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Luca Sbisa -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss
Robin Lehner
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Devon Toews, Tom Kuhnhackl
Injured:Andrew Ladd (lower body), Thomas Hickey (upper body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Brandon Pirri -- Paul Stastny -- Alex Tuch
Oscar Lindberg -- Cody Eakin -- Ryan Carpenter
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Nick Holden -- Brad Hunt
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Tomas Nosek, Jon Merrill
Injured:Max Pacioretty (undisclosed), Colin Miller (undisclosed), Erik Haula (lower body)

Status report

New York placed Hickey on injured reserve and recalled Toews from Bridgeport of the AHL. … Hunt will take Miller's place in the lineup. Miller will miss his first game in two seasons with the Golden Knights.

Stat pack

Pulock has four assists in his past two games. … Karlsson has no goals in his past two games but had four goals in three games prior. … Fleury is 11-2-1 with a 2.56 goals-against average and two shutouts in his past 14 starts.