Islanders Game 22: Romanov Out (Again); Lines & How to Watch

ELMONT, NY — Well, it wouldn’t be the Islanders without a late twist. After warmups, the New York Islanders announced that Alexander Romanov misses tonight’s game due to an undisclosed illness. The Russian defender has already missed 10 games with an upper-body injury and now misses his 11th in the first 22 games.

Grant Hutton returns to the lineup for the Islanders after being healthy scratched each game since Romanov’s return.

The Detroit Red Wings also have a notable injury, as Patrick Kane will not dress against the Islanders due to an upper-body injury.

The Red Wings have beaten the Islanders in both meetings this year. The first occurred in UBS Arena in a 1-0 loss where the Islanders throttled the Red Wings, outshooting them 30-11. However, they failed to solve Alex Lyon who shut them out.

The second meeting came at the end of the Islanders’ two-week-long road trip. The Islanders blew a third-consecutive third-period lead and lost 2-1 in regulation.

Islanders Lines:

Forwards

Anders Lee – Bo Horvat – Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Maxim Tsyplakov – Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri

Pierre Engvall – Casey Cizikas – Simon Holmstrom

Matt Martin – Kyle MacLean – Oliver Wahlstrom

Defense and Goalies

Noah Dobson – Scott Mayfield

Isaiah George – Ryan Pulock

Dennis Cholowski – Grant Hutton

Semyon Varlamov (Ilya Sorokin)

Red Wings Lines:

Forwards

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren

Michael Rasmussen – J.T. Compher – Christian Fischer

Joe Veleno – Andrew Copp – Tyler Motte

Defense and Goalies

Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry

Albert Johansson – Erik Gustafsson

Alex Lyon (Cam Talbot)

How to Watch

TV: MSGSN2, ESPN+ (Out of Market)

Radio: WRHU 88.7 FM