Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders - 11/7/25
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders aim to bounce back as they face each other tonight at UBS Arena in New York. Below are the projected lineups based on NHL.com staff, independent correspondents, and other sources.
Minnesota Wild
- 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
- Goaltenders: 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 after Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves against Carolina. Mats Zuccarello could make his season debut after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury, having participated in Thursday's morning skate. Coach John Hynes noted that Zuccarello playing Friday was possible.
New York Islanders
- 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
Summary: Both teams bring strong lineups with key players returning; Minnesota’s Zuccarello could return, and Wallstedt is slated to start in goal.