Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders - November 7, 2025
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders aim to regain momentum as they meet tonight at UBS Arena in New York.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lineup
- Kirill Kaprizov — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
- Matt Boldy — Joel Eriksson Ek — Marcus Johansson
- Marcus Foligno — Ryan Hartman — Vladimir Tarasenko
- Yakov Trenin — Ben Jones — Vinnie Hinostroza
Defense
- Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
- Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
- Zeev Buium — Daemon Hunt
Goalies
- Jesper Wallstedt (expected starter)
- Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, Tyler Pitlick
Injured: Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)
"Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves against the Hurricanes." — Coach John Hynes
Mats Zuccarello may debut this season after missing 15 games with a lower-body injury. He participated in Thursday's morning skate, with coach Hynes indicating that Friday's game could be possible for him.
New York Islanders Projected Lineup
- Emil Heineman — Bo Horvat — Mathew Barzal
- Jonathan Drouin — Calum Ritchie — Kyle Palmieri
- Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
- Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Anthony Duclair
Defense
- Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
- Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
The Wild did not conduct a morning skate after their 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.