Islanders Game 13: George Debuts Against Penguins; Lines & How to Watch

The New York Islanders (4-6-2) return home to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-7-1) on Tuesday night. The puck drops just after 7:30. The Islanders return home after a damaging road trip that saw them lose Mat Barzal and three defensemen until mid-December.

The Islanders enter without five regulars, as Alexander Romanov and Mike Reilly remain sidelined, in addition to Adam Pelech, Barzal, and Anthony Duclair. Isaiah George will make his NHL debut inside the UBS Arena.

The Penguins have won two in a row behind shaken-up lines that united Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the same line. Former Islander Anthony Beauvillier will skate on the Penguins fourth line.

Islanders Lines

Forwards

Anders Lee–Bo Horvat–Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Maxim Tsyplakov-Brock Nelson-Kyle Palmieri

Simon Holmtrom-Casey Cizikas-Pierre Engvall

Oliver Wahlstrom-Kyle MacLean-Hudson Fasching

Defense

Dennis Cholowski-Noah Dobson

Ryan Pulock-Scott Mayfield

Isaiah George-Grant Hutton

Goalies 

Ilya Sorokin

Semyon Varlamov

Penguins Lines

Forwards

Evgeni Malkin-Sidney Crosby-Rickard Rakell

Drew O’Connor-Lars Eller-Cody Glass

Michael Bunting-Noel Acciari-Jesse Puljujarvi

Kevin Hayes-Blake Lizotte-Anthony Beauvillier

Defense

Matt Grzelcyk-Kris Letang

Marcus Pettersson-Erik Karlsson

Ryan Graves-Jack St. Ivany

Goalies:

Alex Nedeljkovic

Joel Blomqvist

Special Teams

Penguins power play: 22.2%, 11th. Penguins penalty kill: 86.5%, 6th

Islanders power play: 12.5%, 29th. Islanders penalty kill: 65.2%, 30th.

How to Watch

TV: MSGSN

Radio: 88.7 FM WRHU