MAMMOTH (18-19-3) at ISLANDERS (22-14-4)
3 p.m. ET; Utah 16, MSGSN, NHLN, SN)
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- JJ Peterka
Lawson Crouse -- Barrett Hayton -- Dylan Guenther
Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Daniil But
Liam O’Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Alexander Kerfoot
Mikhail Sergachev -- Sean Durzi
Nate Schmidt -- John Marino
Ian Cole -- Nick DeSimone
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Olli Maatta, Brandon Tanev, Kailer Yamamoto
Injured: Logan Cooley (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Bo Horvat -- Emil Heineman
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Shabanov -- Calum Ritchie -- Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Maxim Tsyplakov
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Marshall Warren -- Scott Mayfield
David Rittich
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Marc Gatcomb
Injured: Ilya Sorokin (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Ethan Bear (upper body)
Status report
Vejmelka, a goalie, could return after missing the past two games. He was removed from injured reserve Thursday, and goalie Matt Villalta was reassigned to Tucson of the American Hockey League. ... Sorokin, a goalie, could return after missing the past four games.
