NEW YORK ISLANDERS AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS
7 PM | PRUDENTIAL CENTER
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The New York Islanders kick off the preseason on Sunday night in New Jersey, as they take on the Devils at Prudential Center. Sunday marks the first of six preseason contests for the Islanders.
ISLES LINEUP:
Forwards:
7 – Maxim Tsyplakov
10 – Simon Holmstrom
16 – Julien Gauthier
21 – Kyle Palmieri
26 – Oliver Wahlstrom
27 – Anders Lee
29 – Brock Nelson
32 – Kyle MacLean
44 – JG Pageau
45 – Alex Jefferies
48 – Matthew Maggio
58 – Cam Thiesing
Defensemen:
3 – Adam Pelech
4 – Samuel Bolduc
6 – Ryan Pulock
24 – Scott Mayfield
25 – Dennis Cholowski
37 – Travis Mitchell
Goaltenders:
1 – Jakub Skarek
50 – Marcus Hogberg
DEVILS LINEUP
Forwards:
11 - Stefan Noesen
13 - Nico Hischier
14 - Nathan Bastian
15 - Shane Bowers
18 - Ondrej Palat
29 - Nolan Foote
42 - Curtis Lazar
47 - Paul Cotter
49 - Ryan Schmelzer
61 - Chase Stillman
63 - Jesper Bratt
90 - Tomas Tatar
Defensemen:
5 - Brenden Dillon
7 - Dougie Hamilton
8 - Johnathan Kovacevic
45 - Colton White
57 - Nick DeSimone
71 - Jonas Siegenthaler
Goaltenders:
25 - Jacob Markstrom
50 - Nico Daws
TSYPLAKOV DEBUTS:
Maxim Tsyplakov is making his unofficial North American debut on Sunday night, which is piquing the curiosity of Head Coach Patrick Roy.
"I like what I saw in those scrimmages so," Roy said. "I felt like he was handling the puck very well and making great decisions. He might be a little nervous his first game, so we're not going to make too much out of this one, but, I mean, I still want to see how he's going to play it out."
GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED:
Kyle Palmieri and Scott Mayfield also spoke with the media ahead of Sunday's game, suggesting they'll be in the lineup, and spoke of the importance of using preseason games to get back up to game speed.
"There are some new concepts that Patty's been working on with us for the first couple days, so just getting comfortable with that," Palmieri said. "And obviously special teams. We did a little work yesterday, but a lot of these preseason games kind of end up being a lot of penalties. So just making sure we're getting in the right frame of mind and getting back into the swing of things."
For Mayfield, it marks his first game action since he's gotten since Feb. 22, 2024, when he was shut down to deal with an ankle issue.
"I'm really excited... it's been a while," Mayfield said. "The scrimmage was a good step, but it's nice to actually get in a game."
