Projected Lineups for Wild vs Islanders – November 7, 2025
The Minnesota Wild visit New York to face the Islanders at UBS Arena, aiming to regain momentum in the season. Below are the projected lineups gathered from NHL.com staff, independent reporters, and other sources.
Minnesota Wild
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 (starter)
- Filip Gustavsson
Injuries and Scratches
- Scratched: David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, Tyler Pitlick
- Injured: Nico Sturm (back), Zach Bogosian (lower body)
The Wild did not have a morning skate after losing 4-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Jesper Wallstedt is expected to start after Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves against the Hurricanes. Mats Zuccarello could make his season debut after missing the first 15 games due to a lower-body injury.
New York Islanders
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
Summary: Both teams present near-full strength lineups with Minnesota’s Zuccarello potentially returning from injury and Wallstedt starting in goal after a recent solid performance.