Operation: Convince Patrick Kane this would be a nice place to be?
The Islanders try to end their mini-slump on a Sunday night at home against the Chicago Blackhawks.
In goal, it’s Varlamov vs. Soderblom:
Blackhawks lines in warmups vs. Islanders:
Athanasiou-Toews-Kane
Kurashev-Domi-Raddysh
Khaira-Dickinson-Blackwell
Katchouk-Entwistle-RJohnsonJJohnson-SJones
Roos-Murphy
McCabe-CJonesSoderblom
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) December 5, 2022
For the Islanders, Hudson Fasching takes Cole Bardreau’s spot (in the Cal Clutterbuck slot):
#Isles in warmups
Bailey-Barzal-Wahlstrom
Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier
Parise-Pageau-Holmstrom
Martin-Cizikas-Fasching
Romanov-Mayfield
Pelech-Pulock
Aho-Dobson
Varlamov
Sorokin— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) December 5, 2022