Pelech hasn't played since Dec. 6th due to a head injury but has been activated off the injured reserve Monday. The 28-year-old had three goals, eight assists, 35 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 27 games prior to the injury.
Palmieri hasn't played since Dec. 16th due to an upper-body injury but was activated off the injured reserve Monday. The 31-year-old has battled injuries all season, which has led to six goals, three assists, 39 SOG, six PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 21 games played.
Sorokin allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his third straight loss as he was defeated by 5-2 by Carolina in his previous contest. The 27-year-old has been a rock all season for the Islanders, with his 15-15-4 record, 2.37 GAA and .924 SV%. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games after a 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal last game.
Sorokin allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his third straight loss as he was defeated by 5-2 by Carolina in his previous contest. The 27-year-old has been a rock all season for the Islanders, with his 15-15-4 record, 2.37 GAA and .924 SV%. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games after a 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal last game.
Clutterbuck left last Thursday's game in Buffalo with an upper-body injury and did not return. After evaluation, it was determined that Clutterbuck would miss an undisclosed amount of time and he was placed on the injury reserve Monday retroactively to Jan 19th. With Clutterbuck unavailable, the Islanders have recalled Aatu Raty from Bridgeport (AHL) to replace him on the fourth line.
Clutterbuck left Thursday's game in Buffalo with an upper-body injury and did not return. After evaluation it was determined that Clutterbuck will miss an undisclosed amount of time. With Clutterbuck unavailable, the Islanders have recalled Aatu Raty from Bridgeport (AHL) to replace him on the fourth line.
Sorokin has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he lost to Washington in overtime in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been the Islanders' best player all season, with his 15-14-3 record, 2.30 GAA and .925 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago last game.
Sorokin has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he lost to Washington in overtime in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been the Islanders' best player all season, with his 15-14-3 record, 2.30 GAA and .925 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago last game.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) for his second loss in three games as he lost to Calgary in his previous start. The Islanders' backup netminder has been incredibly serviceable as expected this season, with his 8-4-1 record, .913 SV% and 2.75 GAA. He will face the league-leading Boston Bruins, who have won six of their last seven games after a 6-0 win over Philadelphia last game.
Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, two PIMs and is a -14 plus/minus across 28 games played but will out until after the NHL All-Star break as he deals what an upper-body injury.
Varlamov allowed four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) for his second loss in three games as he lost to Calgary in his previous start. The Islanders' backup netminder has been incredibly serviceable as expected this season, with his 8-4-1 record, .913 SV% and 2.75 GAA. He will face the league-leading Boston Bruins, who have won six of their last seven games after a 6-0 win over Philadelphia last game.
Foudy has three assists, 19 SOG, four PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 27 games played this season but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as the Blue Jackets take on the Predators. Cole Sillinger will be taking his spot in the lineup.
Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, two PIMs and is a -14 plus/minus across 28 games played but will be a game-time decision Tuesday as he deals with an undisclosed injury.
Sorokin stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak as he beat Montreal in his previous start. The 27-year-old is having arguably his best season to date, with his incredible .927 SV%, 2.25 GAA and 15-14-2 record. He will take on the Washington Capitals, who have lost three of their last four contest after a 3-1 defeat to Philadelphia last time out.
Gauthier suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Stars on Thursday, playing just 3:32 TOI and did not return. With Gauthier expected to be out, look for Jake Leschyshyn to make his Rangers debut in the bottom-6.
