Tonight the Islanders conclude their five-game road stretch with the first half of a back-to-back to close out the pre-Christmas schedule.
It’s a 7 p.m. start at the Garden vs. the Rangers tonight, followed by 7:30 vs. the Panthers in Elmont on Friday.
The injury situation remains unchanged — Kyle Palmieri, Adam Pelech, Semyon Varlamov, Cal Clutterbuck all out — so the lineup is not mysterious:
Ross Johnston stayed out late after #Isles optional morning skate so this would be tonight's expected lineup:
Bailey-Barzal-Wahlstorm
Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier
Parise-Pageau-Holmstrom
Martin-Cizikas-Fasching
Salo-Pulock
Romanov-Dobson
Aho-Mayfield
Sorokin
Schneider— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) December 22, 2022In goal, it should be a Igor Shesterkin vs.