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Pelech will miss the rest of the season with an Achilles tendon injury.

Pelech was a late scratch for Thursday's game with a "lower-body injury" that the Islanders confirmed was an Achilles tendon injury on Friday. Pelech will miss the rest of the 2020 season, so Sebastian Aho (not that one) has been called up from Bridgeport (AHL).

Adam Pelech
Varlamov will start Thursday vs. the Devils.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Islanders win in Washington on New Year's Eve. Varlamov has won two in a row and will make his fourth straight start on Thursday. He was an impressive 7-0-1 with a 2.34 GAA And .922 SV% in December and draws a nice matchup vs. a Devils team that was 3-5-0 while averaging 2.50 goals for in eight road games in December.

Semyon Varlamov
Varlamov is expected to start Thursday vs. the Devils.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Islanders win in Washington on New Year's Eve. Varlamov has won two in a row and will make his fourth straight start on Thursday. He was an impressive 7-0-1 with a 2.34 GAA And .922 SV% in December and draws a nice matchup vs. a Devils team that was 3-5-0 while averaging 2.50 goals for in eight road games in December.

Semyon Varlamov
Rittich will start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Rittich was yanked after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Flames 5-2 loss to the Canucks on Sunday. It was a rough outing for Rittich, who is 5-2-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .909 SV% in December. Tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has won four of their last five while scoring 3.60 goals per game.

David Rittich
Varlamov led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.

Varlamov allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Islanders win in Minnesota on Sunday. He seems to have taken over the No.1 job for head coach Barry Trotz and gets set to face the team that drafted him for the second time this season. He allowed two goals on 28 shots in a 2-1 loss in his Islanders debut.

Semyon Varlamov
Hogberg will start Monday in Pittsburgh.

Hogberg surrendered four goals on 38 shots in the Senators shootout loss to the Flyers on December 21st. Hogberg has allowed four goals in three straight outings, posting a .896 SV% in the process. Tonight he faces a scorching hot Penguins team that has won six of their last seven games (6-1-0) while averaging 3.86 goals for and 2.43 goals against per game.

Marcus Hogberg
Rittich will start Friday in Edmonton.

Rittich allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Flames win in Dallas last Sunday. Rittich has played extremely well over the last month, going 6-1-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .922 SV% in his last eight starts. Rittich was 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts against Edmonton in 2018-19.

David Rittich
Rittich will start Sunday in Dallas.

Rittich surrendered four goals on 43 shots in the Flames loss to the Canadiens on Thursday. Rittich has lost two straight while giving up seven goals on 73 shots (.904 SV%) and draws a tough road assignment in Dallas. The Stars have won 10 of their last 13 home games (10-2-1) while scoring 3.31 goals per game.

David Rittich
Hogberg will end up starting Thursday because Anders Nilsson is sick.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Senators loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. In his first three NHL games this season, Hogberg has posted a 2.57 GAA and .913 SV% and will start tonight in place of the Nilsson, who was the scheduled starter. Nashville has won four of their last six while scoring 4.33 goals per game, including an eight-goal outing against the Islanders on Tuesday.

Marcus Hogberg