Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders - November 7, 2025
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders aim to regain momentum as they face each other tonight at the UBS Arena in New York.
Minnesota Wild Expected Lineup
- Forwards:
- 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
- Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, Tyler Pitlick
Injured: Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)
The Wild did not have a morning skate after losing 4-3 at the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Jesper Wallstedt is expected to start in goal after Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves in their last game. Mats Zuccarello may make his season debut tonight after missing the first 15 games with a lower-body injury, participating in the team’s Thursday skate. Coach John Hynes expressed optimism that Zuccarello could play Friday.
New York Islanders Expected Lineup
- Forwards:
- 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
No scratches or injury updates were reported for the Islanders.
Summary
The Minnesota Wild plan to rely on returning key players and solid goaltending to bounce back after a narrow defeat, while the Islanders enter the game with a stable lineup seeking to maintain their momentum.
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