The Nashville Predators take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PREDATORS (21-30-7) at ISLANDERS (26-25-7)
12:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, NHLN
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Jonathan Marchessault
Steven Stamkos — Fedor Svechkov — Gustav Nyquist
Kiefer Bellows — Tommy Novak — Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron — Colton Sissons
Brady Skjei — Justin Barron
Marc Del Gaizo — Nick Blankenburg
Andreas Englund — Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: None
Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Mark Jankowski (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body)
Status report:
Josi, a defenseman, remains day to day.
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Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee — Bo Horvat — Anthony Duclair
Simon Holmstrom — Brock Nelson — Kyle Palmieri
Casey Cizikas — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall — Kyle MacLean — Marc Gatcomb
Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech – Noah Dobson
Adam Boqvist — Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Jakub Skarek
Scratched: Scott Mayfield, Maxim Tsyplakov, Scott Perunovich
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Matt Martin (lower body), Marcus Hogberg (upper body) Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Mike Reilly (heart surgery)
Status report:
Engvall will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a 2-1 win at the Boston Bruins on Thursday. … Reilly was cleared for contact Friday; the defenseman has been out since Nov. 1 after sustaining a concussion in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres lthat ed to the discovery of a heart defect. Reilly had a heart procedure Nov. 19 and returned to practice Feb. 23 wearing a regular practice jersey; there is no timetable for his return.
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