Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders – 11/7/25
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders face off tonight in New York as both teams aim to get back on track. The game will be held at UBS Arena.
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
Defensemen
- 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)
The Wild did not have a morning skate after a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves in that game. Zuccarello might make his season debut after recovering from a lower-body injury that kept him out for the first 15 games. He participated in Thursday's morning skate, and coach John Hynes indicated Friday could be a possibility.
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
Defensemen
- Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
- Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
"Zuccarello could make his season debut after missing the first 15 games because of a lower-body injury. The forward took part in the morning skate Thursday, and coach John Hynes said then that Friday could be possible."
Author's summary: Both teams enter the game seeking momentum, with the Wild hoping for a strong showing from returning Zuccarello and Wallstedt expected to start in goal.