Canucks at Islanders preview

CANUCKS (11-9-4) at ISLANDERS (14-7-2)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, SNP, NHL.TV

New York won back-to-back games on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers (5-4 in overtime) on Friday, and Ottawa Senators (2-1) on Saturday. The Islanders have won six of their past seven games.
The Canucks, who are playing the fifth game of a six-game road trip, are 2-1-1 following a 4-3 shootout loss at the New York Rangers on Sunday.

Players to watch

Canucks forward Loui Eriksson has three goals and four assists in his past seven games.
Islanders forward Josh Bailey has one goal and four assists during a three-game point streak. He leads New York with 28 points in 23 games.

They said it

"I think I was playing really good for myself. I was expecting someday I'm going to get a callup, so I'm happy." -- Canucks forward Nikolay Goldobin on being promoted from Utica of the American Hockey League on Sunday
"I think Travis (Green) has done a good job getting them all on the same page. As a team, they work hard and they've got plenty of youth and skill. I don't call anybody a surprise in this league because there's a lot of talent and everybody can play, but they've played great and they've played consistent. They've lost some tough ones, so I think they're a heck of a team and they're going to be fighting for the playoffs as far as I'm concerned." -- Islanders coach Doug Weight on the Canucks

Canucks projected lineup

Sven Baertschi -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Jake Virtanen
Brendan Gaunce -- Alexander Burmistrov -- Sam Gagner
Thomas Vanek -- Markus Granlund -- Loui Eriksson
Alexander Edler -- Derrick Pouliot
Michael Del Zotto -- Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton -- Troy Stecher
Anders Nilsson
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Alex Biega, Nikolay Goldobin
Injured: Derek Dorsett (upper body), Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Brandon Sutter (undisclosed)

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- John Tavares -- Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Brock Nelson -- Alan Quine -- Joshua Ho-Sang
Jason Chimera -- Anthony Beauvillier -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Calvin de Haan -- Adam Pelech
Thomas Hickey -- Scott Mayfield
Jaroslav Halak
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Ryan Pulock, Dennis Seidenberg
Injured: Casey Cizikas (lower body), Nikolay Kulemin (upper body), Shane Prince (ankle)

Status report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Sutter traveled to Vancouver on Monday; Gudbranson skated before the Canucks practiced at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday. … Cizikas, who was injured on Saturday, did not participate in the morning skate. "I know it's short-term, but day by day is what I'd say," Weight said.

Stat pack

Daniel Sedin is two points of shy of 1,000 in his NHL career. … The Islanders have won three straight games against the Canucks and are 3-0-1 in the past four. … New York is 25-4-5 all-time against Western Conference opponents at Barclays Center.