Lightning at Islanders projected lineups

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

7:30 p.m. ET; The Spot, MSGSN

Lightning projected lineup

Gage Goncalves -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov

Jake Guentzel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel

Ilya Mikheyev -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Pontus Holmberg

Jeffrey Viel --- Conor Geekie

J.J. Moser -- John Carlson

Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak

Victor Hedman -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Max Crozier

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Dennis Hildeby

Scratched: Scott Sabourin

Injured: Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Dominic James (hand), Yanni Gourde (hip)

Islanders projected lineup

Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri

Brayden Schenn -- Cal Ritchie -- Victor Eklund

Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair

Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Matias Maccelli

Logan Stanley – Matthew Schaefer

Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock

Tony DeAngelo --Scott Mayfield 

Ilya Sorokin

Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: Kyle MacLean, Matt Kessel 

Injured: Mathew Barzal (knee), Alexander Romanov (torn right ACL)

Status report

The Lightning held an optional morning skate. ... Vasilevskiy didn’t take part, so he is expected to start. ... Tampa Bay could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Horvat, a full participant in the Islanders morning skate, will play after going through concussion protocol following a hit to the head by Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar in a 4-1 win Thursday; Nazar was suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.