Senators at Islanders

SENATORS (3-3-0) at ISLANDERS (2-2-1)

7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN5, RDS2

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux

Mathieu Joseph -- Ridly Greig -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Dominik Kubalik -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson

Parker Kelly -- Rourke Chartier -- Mark Kastelic

Jake Sanderson -- Thomas Chabot

Jakob Chychrun -- Travis Hamonic

Erik Brannstrom -- Jacob Bernard-Docker

Joonas Korpisalo

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Zack MacEwen

Injured: Artem Zub (head)

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal

Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri

Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau  -- Oliver Wahlstrom

Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck

Adam Pelech -- Noah Dobson

Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock

Samuel Bolduc -- Sebastian Aho

Ilya Sorokin

Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: Hudson Fasching, Julien Gauthier

Injured: Scott Mayfield (lower body)

Status report  

Korpisalo was in the starter's net during the Senators morning skate; he made five saves in relief of Forsberg in a 6-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. ... Sorokin will start after making 32 saves in a 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. ... Romanov did not participate in the Islanders' morning skate Thursday because of maintenance but is expected to play.