Mayfield missed Saturday’s game vs. San Jose, but will replace Dennis Seidenberg in the lineup tonight. Mayfield is averaging just 16:32 TOI/GM on the Islanders blueline and has picked up just one assist in six games, so look elsewhere in season-long leagues and daily contests.
Varlamov gave up four goals on 34 shots in Colorado’s loss in Nashville last Tuesday. Jonathan Bernier started on Saturday, giving Varlamov exactly one week off. After starting the season at 3-0-0, Varlamov has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 69 shots (.913 SV%). It’s been a strong start for the veteran netminder, but he draws a tough matchup with the Stars in town tonight.
Schneider allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Devils’ win over the Lightning on Tuesday. Schneider has won four of his first five starts while registering a 2.95 GAA and .917 SV%. Schneider has been getting a lot of goal support, something he is not accustom to. He is a solid option once again tonight in Ottawa.
Pulock, 23, was a first round pick in 2013 and Islanders fans have been clamouring to get Pulock a full-time lineup spot, but he will make his season debut tonight as a seventh-defenseman. The 23-year-old had 46 points (15G / 31A) in 55 games with Bridgeport (AHL) last season but has just four points (2G / 2A) in 16 career NHL games. Pulock rotated with Johnny Boychuk on the top PP-unit in Wednesday’s practice.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 35 shots in Colorado’s 3-1 loss to Dallas on Saturday. The loss snapped Varlamov’s three-game winning streak to open the season. The Russian netminder has started the year at 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in four starts. He will take on a Nashville team that is tied for 19th in scoring (2.80 GF/PG).
Schneider surrendered five goals on 28 shots in the Devils’ loss to Washington last Friday. The defeat snapped Schneider’s three-game winning streak to start the season and he now carries a 2.75 GAA and .924 SV% through four starts. Tonight he will face a Lightning team that has started the season at 5-1-0 while averaging 3.83 goals for per game.
Schneider allowed three goals on 50 shots in the Devils’ win in Toronto on Wednesday. It was an outstanding start for Schneider, who moves to 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .948 SV% in his first three starts of the season. He will look to continue his run tonight vs. a powerful Capitals team—he stopped 41 of 42 shots (.976 SV%) in one start and one relief appearance vs. Washington last season.
Schneider allowed three goals on 50 shots in the Devils’ win in Toronto on Wednesday. It was an outstanding start for Schneider, who moves to 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .948 SV% in his first three starts of the season. He will look to continue his run tonight vs. a powerful Capitals team—he stopped 41 of 42 shots (.976 SV%) in one start and one relief appearance vs. Washington last season.
Varlamov stopped 20 of 23 shots in Colorado’s win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Jonathan Bernier started last night so the Avalanche will start tonight in Dallas. He has been great through the first week and a half of the season, going 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .945 SV% to this point.
Varlamov stopped all 29 shots that he faced in Colorado’s shutout win in Boston on Monday afternoon. In his first two starts of the season, Varlamov has stopped 66 of 68 shots (.971 SV%) en route to a 2-0-0 start. Tonight he will take on the Bruins again—they’re still without Patrice Bergeron and David Backes, but expect a better effort from them tonight.
Schneider allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Devils’ win in Buffalo on Monday. Schneider has had a strong start to 2017-18, winning his first two starts while turning aside 63 of 66 shots (.955 SV%). He’ll have a difficult time extending his winning streak to three in Toronto—the Maple Leafs are playing great hockey to start the year.
Palmieri missed Monday’s afternoon game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday, but will return to the lineup tonight in Toronto. The early emergence of Jesper Bratt is a threat to Palmieri and his minutes, but he will start back on the top-line this evening.
Palmieri left the Devils season opener after playing just 10:29 TOI and will not be available for this afternoon’s game in Buffalo. With Palmieri out, Jesper Bratt will get an opportunity to play on the Devils’ top line with Taylor Hall and Pavel Zacha.
Schneider was excellent in his season debut, stopping 40 of 41 shots in the Devils win vs. Colorado on Saturday. Schneider will look to carry that success into this afternoon’s start in Buffalo. The 31-year-old netminder was terrible on the road last season, going 6-15-5 with a 2.99 GAA and .906 SV% in 27 starts outside of New Jersey.
Varlamov turned aside 37 of 39 shots in Colorado’s opening night win in New York. It was an excellent start to 2017-18 for Varlamov, who has given Saturday night in New Jersey off. Varlamov will return to the crease in Boston, where the Bruins will be playing without Patrice Bergeron.
Clutterbuck came out of the lineup on Saturday because of a lower-body injury that he suffered on opening night. Clutterbuck will sit for a second straight game, which means the Islanders will go with the same lineup today vs. the Blues.
Palmieri recorded two assists in 10:29 TOI in the season opener before departing with a lower-body injury. The 26-year-old winger did travel to Buffalo, so he may not miss any time. Expect John Hynes to address the media around 12:45 pm ET and if Palmieri can’t play, look for Jesper Bratt to take his spot on the top line.
After his first three seasons in New Jersey, Schneider was tied for second in the NHL in SV% (.924) and third in GAA (2.14) He fell apart in his fourth season with the Devils, posting a 2.82 GAA and .908 SV%. As a result, the 31-year-old fell down the draft board and has went from overvalued to undervalued as the Devils look to take a step forward in 2017-18. Last year, Schneider was 14-12-6 with a 2.67 GAA and .911 SV% on home-ice.
