Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders - 11/7/25
The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders meet tonight at UBS Arena in New York. Both teams aim to regain momentum in this matchup. The lineups below are projected based on information from NHL.com staff writers and independent 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
- Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt, Filip Gustavsson
Injuries and scratches: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, and Tyler Pitlick are scratched. Nico Sturm (back) and Zach Bogosian (lower body) are injured.
"Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves against the Hurricanes."
The Wild skipped the morning skate after a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Mats Zuccarello may debut this season after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury. Coach John Hynes noted Zuccarello's participation in Thursday’s skate and said Friday could be possible for his return.
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
Goalie information was not provided in the source text.
"The Minnesota Wild travel to New York to take on the Islanders at UBS Arena."
Both teams are looking to bounce back as they clash in this important game.
Author's summary: The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders prepare with key lineup updates, including Zuccarello’s potential return for the Wild and expected starter Wallstedt in goal.