ISLANDERS (19-14-10) at JETS (28-10-4)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, MSGSN
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Julien Gauthier
Matt Martin -- Hudson Fasching -- Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Mike Reilly -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Sebastian Aho
Ken Appleby
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Samuel Bolduc, Oliver Wahlstrom
Injured: Ryan Pulock (lower body), Semyon Varlamov (undisclosed), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Casey Cizikas (lower body)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Adam Lowry -- Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter -- Gabriel Vilardi -- Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron -- Rasmus Kupari -- Dominic Toninato
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Logan Stanley, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Injured: Ville Heinola (ankle), David Gustafsson (lower body), Mark Scheifele (lower body)
Status report
The Islanders held an optional skate in Winnipeg following a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday. … Connor was activated from injured reserve Tuesday and returns after missing 16 games with a knee injury. … Scheifele, a forward, will miss his second straight game after being placed on IR on Tuesday, retroactive to Jan. 12. Scheifele left following his first shift of the second period in a 2-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. … Vilardi (illness) did not skate but is expected to play.
