Islanders at Jets

ISLANDERS (30-25-7) at JETS (35-23-1)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Matt Martin
Zach Parise -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Arnaud Durandeau -- Casey Cizikas -- Hudson Fasching
Simon Holmstrom -- Otto Koivula -- Ross Johnston
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Josh Bailey (upper body), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Cal Clutterbuck (upper body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Mason Appleton
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Blake Wheeler
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Sam Gagner
Saku Maenalanen -- Kevin Stenlund -- Karson Kuhlman
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
David Rittich
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Logan Stanley, Nino Niederreiter
Injured: David Gustafsson (upper body), Cole Perfetti (upper body)
Status report
The Islanders did not practice Saturday following a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. ... Varlamov could start after Sorokin made 25 saves Friday. ... The Jets acquired Niederreiter, a forward, in a trade with the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Saturday. ... Niederreiter is not expected to join Winnipeg in time to play Sunday; he could make his Jets debut against the Kings on Tuesday. ... Forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby was assigned to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ...The Jets canceled practice Saturday following a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. ... Hellebuyck was pulled after allowing five goals on 26 shots through two periods Friday.