Canucks at Islanders

CANUCKS (26-23-6) at ISLANDERS (20-22-8)

Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Alex Chiasson
Matthew Highmore -- Juho Lammikko -- Tyler Motte
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Brad Hunt -- Travis Hamonic
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Madison Bowey, Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured: Jason Dickinson (lower body), Kyle Burroughs (upper body), Tucker Poolman (headaches)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Kieffer Bellows -- Josh Bailey -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Ross Johnston -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Matt Martin
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Zdeno Chara (upper body)
Status report
Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau said Dickinson, a forward and Poolman, a defenseman, are "feeling better" but not ready to play. … The Islanders did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Barzal, a center, and Chara, a defenseman, each is day to day and expected to miss a third straight game.