Marc-Andre Fleury will start Friday vs. Chicago.Fleury stopped 20 of 21 shots (.952 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Edmonton Oilers in his last game. The 38-year-old veteran has struggled so far this season despite his 10-7-1 record as shown by his .805 SV% and 3.05 GAA. He draws the pleasant matchup of the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost five straight and fourteen of their last 15 games. Source: Jessi Pierce
Ilya Sorokin will start Friday vs. the Arizona Coyotes. The Islanders will not hold a morning skate in Arizona on Friday, so we'll have to rely on Thursday's practice for information. It looks like Ilya Sorokin will get the start, which makes sense since Semyon Varlamov started in Boston on Tuesday. Sorokin is riding a four-game losing skid, having allowed 12 goals on 108 shots (.889 SV%). He takes on the Coyotes, who are 28th in the NHL in goals for (2.74) and last in shots (23.5).Source: Ethan Sears