NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 11/16/2025

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New York Islanders (10-6-2, 22 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (12-1-5, 29 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Sunday, November 16
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/ALT
Radio: 103.9 FM/Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders picked up their fourth straight win on Friday with a 3-2 win over the Mammoth. They have points in seven of their last eight games, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche won their fifth straight on Thursday in a 6-3 win over the Sabres. They’re currently riding a nine-game point streak, averaging 4.9 goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Heineman-Horvat-Palmieri
Drouin-Barzal-Holmstrom 
Lee-Pageau-Duclair
Cizikas-Ritchie-Tsyplakov

Schaefer-Pulock
Pelech-DeAngelo
Romanov-Boqvist

Sorokin
Rittich

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton-Nelson-Brindley
Landeskog-Drury-Olofsson
Kelly-Bardakov-Makar

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players to Watch:

New York Islanders

Simon Holmstrom had a point in each meeting against the Avalanche last season; he finished with two goals and two assists.

Colorado Avalanche

Martin Necas faced the Islanders three times last season, twice with the Hurricanes and once with the Avalanche, recording three assists.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

F Pierre Engvall – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Ethan Bear – IR
D Scott Mayfield – Out
F Maxim Shabanov – Out

Colorado Avalanche:

LW Joel Kiviranta – Out
RW Valeri Nichushkin – Out
RW Logan O’Connor – LTIR

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