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 UBS Arena in New York. The lineups below are compiled from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and other sources.
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
Defense
- Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
- Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
- Zeev Buium — Daemon Hunt
Goaltenders
- Jesper Wallstedt (expected starter)
- Filip Gustavsson
Scratched
- David Jiricek
- Danila Yurov
- Tyler Pitlick
Injured
- Nico Sturm (back)
- Zach Bogosian (lower body)
The Wild skipped their morning skate after a 4–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Wallstedt is likely to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves in that game. Mats Zuccarello could make his season debut after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury. Coach John Hynes indicated Thursday that a Friday return was possible.
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
Defense
- Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
- Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
Broadcast: ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, MSGSN.
Author’s Summary
Both teams enter tonight’s matchup looking to bounce back, with Minnesota possibly welcoming Zuccarello’s return and Wallstedt expected to start in goal.