Islanders vs. Lightning: Odds, Keys to the Game, Lineups, TV and more

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 06: Matt Martin #17 and the New York Islanders (C) celebrate his game tying goal at 23 seconds of the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at the Barclays Center on February 06, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Potential Lineups

New York Islanders

With the insertion of Kieffer Bellows into the Islanders lineup and the Isles winning both of those games. I cannot see the blue and orange making any changes in this one.

The Islanders did change up their defensive combinations last game. The back-end combinations were Leddy-Boychuck, Toews-Pulock, and Dobson-Mayfield. It will be interesting to see if they keep these lines or go back to the pairs they had for most of the season. Also, Scott Mayfield missed practice yesterday as part of a maintenance day.

Scott Mayfield didn’t practice. Barry Trotz said it was just “maintenance” and added: “I fully expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow.” #Isles #Islanders #NHL
— Brian Heyman (@bheyman99) February 7, 2020

In the first three games since the break, the Islanders have rotated goalies and Seymon Varlamov should get the start in this one.

The Islanders should line up like this:

Lee-Barzal-Eberle
Beauvillier-Nelson-Bailey
Bellows-Brassard-Dal Colle
Martin-Cizikas-Komarov

Leddy-Boychuck
Toews-Pulock
Dobson-Mayfield

Varlamov (Greiss)

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning may be forced to make a change after Ryan McDonaugh left Thursday’s game early, due to an injury.

No official update from #tblightning yet on Ryan McDonagh, who left midway through Thursday's game after taking a Malkin shot off the right foot. Had foot in boot post game, riding a scooter out. Cooper said early indications were it wasn't as bad as it looked, but we'll see. https://t.co/owl5NOiX6r
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) February 7, 2020

That comes as a blow due to the fact Tampa lost d-man Jan Rutta after he suffered a lower-body injury on Tuesday.

Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has now picked up points in 17 straight starts, is expected to be in-between the pipes.

Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Palat-Cirelli-Johnson
Killorn-Paquette-Maroon
Verhaeghe-Stephens-Gourde

Hedman-Sergachev
Schenn-Cernak
Coburn-Shattenkirk

Vasilevskiy (McElhinney)

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Where to Catch the Game:

TV: MSG+2, MSG Go, ESPN+

Radio: 88.7FM, 103.9FM, 1050AM

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