Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders - 11/7/25
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders meet tonight in New York as both teams aim to regain momentum. The game takes place at UBS Arena.
Minnesota Wild Expected 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
Defensemen
- Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
- Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
- Zeev Buium — Daemon Hunt
Goalies
- Jesper Wallstedt
- Filip Gustavsson
Injuries and Scratches
- Scratched: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, Tyler Pitlick
- Injured: Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)
The Wild did not have a morning skate following their 4-3 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Jesper Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson recorded 21 saves against the Hurricanes.
Mats Zuccarello may debut this season after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury. He participated in Thursday's morning skate, and coach John Hynes indicated Friday might be possible.
New York Islanders Expected 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
Defensemen
- Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
- Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
Both teams present strong lineups as they seek to improve their standings with a solid performance tonight.
Summary: The Wild and Islanders face off with key lineup adjustments, including Zuccarello’s possible season debut and Wallstedt expected to start in goal for Minnesota.