Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders – November 7, 2025
The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena as both teams aim to regain momentum.
Minnesota Wild Expected Lineup
- Forwards:
- 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
- Defensemen:
- 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. Injured players include Nico Sturm (back) and Zach Bogosian (lower body).
“Wallstedt is expected to start after Gustavsson made 21 saves against the Hurricanes.”
— Coach John Hynes
Zuccarello could make his season debut after missing the first 15 games with a lower-body injury; he participated in the morning skate Thursday, with Friday as a possible return.
New York Islanders Expected Lineup
- Forwards:
- 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
- Defensemen:
- Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
- Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov — Tony DeAngelo
The Wild skipped their morning skate after a narrow 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Summary: Both teams field strong lineups tonight with key players returning, setting the stage for a competitive matchup at UBS Arena.
Would you like the HTML to include styling suggestions or remain plain?