PREDATORS (21-30-7) at ISLANDERS (26-25-7)
12:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, NHLN
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Jonathan Marchessault
Colton Sissons -- Steven Stamkos -- Luke Evangelista
Mark Janikowski -- Fedor Svechkov -- Jake Lucchini
Kiefer Bellows -- Tommy Novak -- Cole Smith
Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo -- Luke Schenn
Andreas Englund -- Justin Barron
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Gustav Nyquist, Spencer Stastney
Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Anthony Duclair
Simon Holmstrom -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Casey Cizikas -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall -- Kyle MacLean -- Marc Gatcomb
Alexander Romanov -- Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech – Noah Dobson
Adam Boqvist -- Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Jakub Skarek
Scratched: Scott Mayfield, Maxim Tsyplakov, Scott Perunovich
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Matt Martin (lower body), Marcus Hogberg (upper body) Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Mike Reilly (heart surgery)
Status report
Nyquist, a forward, will not play for trade-related reasons. ... Josi, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve Saturday. ... Lucchini and Stastney, a defenseman, each was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ... Engvall will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a 2-1 win at the Boston Bruins on Thursday. ... Reilly was cleared for contact Friday; the defenseman has been out since Nov. 1 after sustaining a concussion in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres lthat ed to the discovery of a heart defect. Reilly had a heart procedure Nov. 19 and returned to practice Feb. 23 wearing a regular practice jersey; there is no timetable for his return.
