Lightning at Islanders

LIGHTNING (50-23-8) at ISLANDERS (37-34-10)

Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel
Nick Paul -- Brayden Point -- Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh -- Cal Foote
Mikhail Sergachev -- Zach Bogosian
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: None
Injured: Jan Rutta (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Kieffer Bellows -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Ross Johnston
Adam Pelech -- Robin Salo
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Andy Greene
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Beauvillier (upper body), Cal Clutterbuck (shoulder), Scott Mayfield (lower body), Ryan Pulock (non-COVID-19 illness)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after each played Thursday. ... Vasilevskiy likely will start after Elliott made 30 saves in a 5-2 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. ... Rutta, a defenseman, is likely to miss his third straight game. ... Sorokin could start after Varlamov made 26 saves in a 5-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday. ... Pulock, could return after missing the game Thursday.