# NY Islanders Shake Up Lineup Before Wild Game

> Islanders adjust lineup for Wild game after injury setbacks.
- Title: NY Islanders Shake Up Lineup Before Wild Game | Shortify
- Summary: Islanders adjust lineup for Wild game after injury setbacks. New York Islanders switch to 12 forwards and six defensemen for Minnesota Wild game after key…
- Keywords: ny islanders, peter deboer, minnesota wild, mathew barzal, calum ritchie, matias maccelli, alexander romanov, kyle maclean, scott mayfield, matthew kessel, ilya sorokin, nfl
- Source: New York Islanders On SI — https://si.com/nhl/islanders/onsi/news/ny-islanders-shaking-up-lineup-again-to-face-wild
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:35:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ny islanders, peter deboer, minnesota wild, mathew barzal, calum ritchie, matias maccelli, alexander romanov, kyle maclean, scott mayfield, matthew kessel, ilya sorokin, nfl
## Islanders injury setbacks
New York Islanders have three key forwards sidelined by injury: Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie, and Matias Maccelli.
## DeBoer shakes up lineup
Head coach Peter DeBoer has been constantly changing lineups with regular line trio shifts and defensemen opportunities.
## Unorthodox Nashville game
DeBoer used 11 forwards and seven defensemen against Nashville Predators for a 3-3 shootout win.
## Returning to traditional lineup
Islanders switch back to 12 forwards and six defensemen for Minnesota Wild game after Nashville game.
## Lineup changes for Wild
Kyle MacLean returns as 12th forward, Scott Mayfield as sixth defenseman, Matthew Kessel removed from lineup.
## New lineups for Wild
First line: Simon Holmstrom, Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri; second line: Emil Heineman, Brayden Schenn, Victor Eklund; third line: Ondrej Palat, JG Pageau, Anthony Duclair.
## Defensive workload
Matthew Schaefer played a career-high 32:16 against Predators and will handle heavy defensive duties for Wild game.
## Sorokin returns to net
Ilya Sorokin starts for Islanders after disappointing loss to Dallas Stars in previous game.
## Key takeaway

New York Islanders switch to 12 forwards and six defensemen for Minnesota Wild game after key players injured.