Ben Bishop will be back in net for the Stars. He is 10-6-2 on the year with a 2.19 GAA and .929 save percentage. In his career against the Islanders, Bishop is 8-4-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .906 save percentage.
The return of Radulov means the top six will change. Tyler Seguin moves back to center, and Mattias Janmark joins Jamie Benn as wingers on the top line. The second line will be Roope Hintz with Radulov and Joe Pavelski. Justin Dowling goes from top line center to healthy scratch.
"I liked some of our lines last game, but I don't think we were at the level where we were playing our best," Montgomery said. "We were giving up too much defensively. We created more offensively, which was nice to see, but it was at the expense of giving up a lot. We relied a little too much on Bish to our liking."
The D-pairs also were shuffled from last game, as John Klingerg is back with Esa Lindell, Miro Heiskanen is with Jamie Oleksiak and Andrej Sekera is with Roman Polak.
Esa Lindell said he's fine with whatever role or side he plays on.
"It doesn't matter, really," Lindell said. "I think we're all ready for anything, so we just get out there and go."
Montgomery said making changes on defense is easier.
"D are a lot less maintenance than forwards, they are," Montgomery said. "D-men are simple, they know what their task is, they know what their role is."