New York Islanders
Islanders Game 10: Sink or Swim in Columbus; Lineups & How to Watch
The New York Islanders (3-4-20 head out for a three-game road trip in Columbus tonight at 7. The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-3-1) enter after eviscerating the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday night.
The Islanders come in after losing 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks yesterday evening. They’ve also lost four of their last five games and are sinking close to the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Head Coach Patrick Roy has desperately changed every line as he tries to get any offense from the Islanders. In the past 100 minutes of hockey, the Islanders have scored once, and it took a 5-on-3 to score.
Pierre Engvall is scratched again, just two games after returning. It’s safe to say his future here is in serious doubt. Oliver Wahlstrom receives another scratch as the team continues to try out different combinations that do not feature the winger.
Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat have been separated for the first time this season, all while Maxim Tsyplakov gets bumped up to skate alongside Horvat and Simon Holmstrom.
It’s a new mix, and the season is growing later by the day. This is game number 10, and the Islanders have just three wins in the first nine. Dropped points, inconsistent scoring, bad special teams—it’s all played a role. Tonight, the Islanders hope to put the bad start behind them.
Islanders Lineup:
Forwards
Maxim Tsyplakov – Bo Horvat – Simon Holmstrom
Mat Barzal – Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin – Kyle MacLean – Casey Cizikas
Scratched: Oliver Wahlstrom, Pierre Engvall
Defense
Mike Reilly – Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski – Scott Mayfield
Injured: Alexander Romanov
Goalies
Semyon Varlamov (Ilya Sorokin)
Blue Jackets Lineup
Forwards
Yegor Chinakov – Sean Monahan – Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger – Adam Fantilli – Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Aston-Reese – Justin Danforth – Mathieu Olivier
James van Riemsdyk – Sean Kuraly – Kevin Labanc
Defense
Zach Werenski – Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen – Damon Severson
Jack Johnson – Jordan Harris
Goalies
Elvis Merzlikins (Daniil Tarasov)
How to Watch
TV: MSGSN, Out-of-Market ESPN+
Radio: 88.7 WRHU FM