Islanders Welcome Back Pageau vs. Canadiens, Lineups & Notes
Pageau and Cizikas will play after both were game-time decisions.
After getting back on track against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, the New York Islanders (9-10-6) visit the Montreal Canadiens (8-13-3) tonight.
Ilya Sorokin will get the start on Tuesday after shutting out the Sabres on Saturday. Against Montreal, he is 4-0-1 with a 1.38 GAA and .954 SV%.
Sam Montembeault will start for the Canadiens on Tuesday. He last started on Nov. 30 against the Rangers, allowing four goals on 28 shots in a loss. He is 3-2-3 against the Islanders with a 2.46 GAA and .927 SV%.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau returns to the lineup after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury. Casey Cizikas (illness) will play after not taking line rushes.
PROJECTED LINEUP (11F/7D)
Lee-Horvat-Holmstrom
Tsyplakov-Nelson-Palmieri
MacLean-Pageau-Wahlstrom
Martin-Cizikas-Fasching
George-Dobson
Romanov-Pulock
Hutton-Mayfield
Sorokin
Varlamov
PREGAME READING:
By The Numbers: Who Has Been On The Ice For Islanders' Blown Third-Period Leads? - THN
Patrick Laine To Make Canadiens Debut Against Islanders - THN
Islanders Casey Cizikas & Jean-Gabriel Pageau Are Game-Time Decision Against Canadiens - THN
Islanders Prospect Cole Eiserman Makes USA National Junior Team Roster - THN
Semyon Varlamov Day-To-Day With Lower-Body Injury; Marcus Hogberg Recalled On Emergency Basis - THN
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Returns To Practice After Missing Islanders Last Two Games - THN
Inside the Islanders' Locker Room: Tackling Blown Third-Period Leads - THN
Islanders Turning Point: Ilya Sorokin's Split Save On Sabres Forward Dylan Cozens - THN
Islanders Patrick Roy Rips Power Play After Overtime Loss To Capitals: ‘It Was Awful' - THN
Islanders Patrick Roy Still Waiting On Oliver Wahlstrom - THN
Jets’ Woody Johnson vs. Islanders’ Scott Malkin: A Tale Of Opposite Ownership Styles - THN
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Are Barzel Pelech DuClair skating at Train facility? It would be nice if the team at least updated fans on progress. Lou does a terrible job including fans.
Gotta have tonight might as well be a playoff game. Have to string together wins in December. Either at the end of the year we are either in or out of contention in 2025. Yeah, there are the big injuries but it doesn’t matter, you have to find a way period! I don’t know how we make any trade, so it’s up to the guys in the organization. Watching them try to finish around the net is painful. Have so much respect for the work and dedication Lee has shown this year, he deserves the C!!!!