The New York Islanders begin their special 81-game 2017-18 season tonight with the home opener in front of fans in Brooklyn.
After laying an egg last night in Columbus — okay, technically that was Game 1 of 82 — they need to rebound, and they’re likely to have lineup changes.
With the Islanders set to have three players they are confident in using sitting in the pressbox every night, chances are good that Joshua Ho-Sang, Scott Mayfield and/or Ryan Pulock will get into the lineup tonight.
But coming off a back-to-back with travel, there was no morning skate and lineup news wasn’t likely to emerge until Doug Weight met with media around 4:30 p.