The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
LIGHTNING (16-7-2) at ISLANDERS (13-10-3)
7 p.m. ET; The Spot, MSGSN
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel — Nick Paul — Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg
Dominic James — Curtis Douglas — Oliver Bjorkstrand
J.J. Moser — Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D’Astous — Emil Lilleberg
Declan Carlile — Steven Santini
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Jack Finley, Simon Lundmark
Injured: Brayden Point (undisclosed), Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed), Victor Hedman (undisclosed), Max Crozier (undisclosed), Erik Cernak (undisclosed)
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate.
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Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal — Jonathan Drouin
Emil Heineman — Bo Horvat — Maxim Shabanov
Simon Holmstrom — Calum Ritchie — Anthony Duclair
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Maxim Tsyplakov
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Adam Boqvist
Travis Mitchell — Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Marc Gatcomb
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Tony DeAngelio (illness), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Ethan Bear (upper body)
Status report
DeAngelo, a defenseman, is sick and will be a game-time decision, but Islanders coach Patrick Roy said it’s unlikely he plays. Boqvist will play if DeAngelo is unable. … Pageau, a center, skated in a noncontact jersey. He has been week to week since last playing Nov. 22.
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