Islanders at Kings preview

ISLANDERS (2-3-0) at KINGS (2-3-1)
10:30 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-W, NHL.TV

Quick missed five games with a lower-body injury sustained in practice Oct. 6. He has not played since making 30 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks in Los Angeles' season opener Oct. 5.
The Kings went 1-3-0 during their four-game road trip through Canada, losing the final two games by a combined score of 9-2.
The Islanders are playing the second game of a back to back after a 4-1 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Goalie Robin Lehner will start for New York. Lehner is 1-1-0 with 2.02 goals-against average and .937 save percentage in two starts.

Players to watch

Islanders center Mathew Barzal has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games.
Kings forward Alex Iafallo has five points (two goals, three assists) through six games.

They said it

"They're a team that goes to the net hard. They have numbers at the net. They force you to play an interior game and defend hard because they keep pucks alive. We're going to have to be really, really strong." -- Islanders coach Barry Trotz on the Kings
"To be honest with you, we're still trying to find the identity as a hockey team here. Special teams need to improve, both power play and penalty killing." -- Kings coach John Stevens

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ladd -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Anthony Beauvillier -- Valtteri Filppula -- Cal Clutterbuck
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Leo Komarov
Nick Leddy -- Ryan Pulock
Thomas Hickey -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Johnny Boychuk
Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Luca Sbisa, Tom Kuhnhackl, Ross Johnston
Injured:None

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Tyler Toffoli
Ilya Kovalchuk -- Michael Amadio -- Jeff Carter
Austin Wagner -- Adrian Kempe -- Trevor Lewis
Jaret Anderson-Dolan -- Nate Thompson -- Sheldon Rempal
Jake Muzzin -- Drew Doughty
Dion Phaneuf -- Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort -- Oscar Fantenberg
Jonathan Quick
Jack Campbell
Scratched:Paul LaDue, Kyle Clifford, Tanner Pearson
Injured:Dustin Brown (finger), Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder)

Status report

Rempal is likely to make his NHL debut in place of Pearson. … Boychuk is expected to play. He participated in an optional morning skate after he was struck in the left ankle by a shot and briefly left the game against the Ducks.

Stat pack

The Islanders are 1-7-0 with nine goals in their past eight games in Los Angeles. … The Kings are 0-for-21 on the power play, the only team in the NHL not to score with the man-advantage. … Cizikas has three points (two goals, one assist) in his past two games.