Projected Lineups for the Devils vs Islanders – 10/25/24

The New Jersey Devils face the New York Islanders at Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

ISLANDERS (2-2-2) at DEVILS (5-4-1)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, MSGSN

Islanders projected lineup

Simon Holmstrom — Bo Horvat — Mathew Barzal
Maxim Tsyplakov — Brock Nelson — Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Oliver Wahlstrom
Casey Cizikas — Kyle MacLean — Liam Foudy

Alexander Romanov — Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly — Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: Dennis Cholowski

Injured: Anthony Duclair (lower body)

Status report

• The Islanders did not conduct a morning skate Friday.
• Duclair, a forward, is out 4-6 weeks.

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Devils projected lineup

Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic

Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Daniil Misyul, Simon Nemec

Injured: None

Status report

• The Devils held an optional morning skate that included four skaters and Markstrom.
• New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said there may be game-time decisions to make, including Luke Hughes and Pesce, who each made his season debut in a 5-3 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

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