Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders – November 7, 2025
The Minnesota Wild travel to New York to face the Islanders at UBS Arena as both teams aim to get back on track.
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
Goalies
- Jesper Wallstedt
- Filip Gustavsson
Availability
- 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. Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves against the Hurricanes. Zuccarello may make his season debut after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury. Coach John Hynes said, "Friday could be 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
The game tonight provides an opportunity for both squads to regain momentum in the season.
Author's summary: The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders face off with key players returning from injury and goaltender decisions shaping the matchup at UBS Arena.
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The Hockey Writers — 2025-11-07