Jankowski will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury. Jankowski and Sidney Crosby (COVID-19) will not be available, so the Penguins centre depth will be tested vs. the Flyers.
Friedman has ties to new Penguins' GM Ron Hextall, who drafted Friedman while he was the GM of the Flyers in 2014. The 25-year-old defenseman has appeared in just 11 NHL games since then, picking up one assist.
Lauzon was forced to leave the outdoor game in Lake Tahoe after one shift with a fractured left hand. He underwent surgery to repair it on Wednesday and will miss at least one month, so don't expect to see him until late-March.
Stamkos was originally listed as questionable for Monday's game due to a minor lower-body injury but is good-to-go vs. the Panthers. Stamkos, who has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 11 games this season, will be back on the top line and top power-play unit.
Stamkos was added to the COVID-19 list due to a false positive, so he is eligible for Monday's game vs. the Panthers. However, Stamkos is dealing with a lower-body injury as well, so he's questionable to play on Monday.
Stamkos was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday but he took to Twitter to say that he believes it's a false positive. Even if that's the case, he has to follow NHL's COVID-19 protocol until he's cleared to play, so don't expect to see him on Saturday.
Saros allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Florida last Thursday. Pekka Rinne started the last two games but Saros will start the second-half of their back-to-back vs. the Lightning. Saros has lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 18 goals on 123 shots (.854 SV%).
Saros surrendered four goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss in Tampa Bay on Monday. Saros has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing 13 goals on 99 shots (.869 SV%). The 25-year-old has struggled on the road, going 0-3-0 with a 4.62 GAA and .821 SV%.
The Islanders will shuffle some players around after losing four straight games. Bellows, Leo Komarov and Oliver Wahlstrom will go to the taxi squad with Austin Czarnik, Dmytro Timashov and Ilya Sorokin coming up.
Borowicecki was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Jared Tinordi tonight in Tampa Bay. Borowiecki has opened the season with one assist, a plus-2 rating and eight PIMS in six games.
