Islanders at Flyers

ISLANDERS (12-13-6) at FLYERS (13-18-7)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Kieffer Bellows - Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Robin Salo -- Andy Greene
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Sebastian Aho
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (lower body)
Suspended: Ross Johnston
COVID-19 protocol: Ryan Pulock
Flyers projected lineup
Joel Farabee -- Claude Giroux -- Cam Atkinson
James van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Frost -- Gerry Mayhew
Oskar Lindblom -- Scott Laughton -- Travis Konecny
Max Willman -- Connor Bunnaman -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Cam York -- Justin Braun
Keith Yandle -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Carter Hart
Martin Jones
Scratched: Kevin Connauton, Nick Seeler
Injured: Ryan Ellis (lower body), Sean Couturier (upper body), Nate Thompson (shoulder), Derick Brassard (hip), Patrick Brown (knee), Kevin Hayes (thigh)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate following after the Islanders' 4-1 win in the first half of the home-and-home back-to-back Monday. ... Johnston will serve the final game of a three-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward A.J. Greer on Jan. 13. ... Varlamov is expected to start after Sorokin made 26 saves Monday. ... Hart is expected to start after Jones made 27 saves Monday. ... Hayes, a center, is expected to be out 3-4 weeks following a procedure to drain fluid from the adductor region in his thigh. ... Frost is expected to move up from fourth-line left wing to take Hayes' spot. ... Willman, a forward, was recalled from the taxi squad Tuesday.