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Wahlstrom is a 6-foot-2, 209 lbs. winger who was selected in the first-round (No.11 overall) of 2018. He had 19 points (8G / 11A) in 36 games as a freshman at Boston College before turning pro and joining the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he has six points (3G / 3A) in nine AHL games. He is expected to bounce around the lineup in his debut but is expected to skate with Mathew Barzal at times.

Eberle will miss Monday’s game against the Blues and will be replaced by Oliver Wahlstrom, who will be making his NHL debut. The Islanders are back in action in Winnipeg on Thursday, so monitor Eberle’s status leading up.

Mueller was a minus-2 with two PIMS and two shots in 12:34 TOI in the Devils loss in Boston on Saturday. He will be replaced by Matt Tennyson against the Panthers on Monday.

Tennyson has been a healthy scratch for the first five games of the season but will replace Mirco Mueller on the blueline on Monday. Tennyson had 21 points (4G / 17A) in 47 AHL games and no points in four NHL games with the Sabres organization last year.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Panthers’ shootout loss in Buffalo last Friday. Samuel Montembeault started his first game on Saturday, so they’ll come back to Bobrovsky on Monday afternoon. The Devils are averaging just 1.80 goals per game (30th in the NHL) through five games, so Bobrovsky should start the week with a ‘W’.

Rooney has played in the last three games, averaging 11:13 TOI/gm, but will be replaced by Jesper Boqvist on Monday. Rooney has no points, a plus-1 rating and two shots on goal in three games this season.

Boqvist played 12:16 TOI in the Devils second game of the season but has been a healthy scratch in four of their first five games. The 2017 second-round pick will skate on the third-line with Jack Hughes and Wayne Simmonds.

Schneider allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Devils loss in Boston on Saturday. Today will be the first time that a Devils goalie has starts two games in a row and Schneider comes in searching for his first win of the season. He has allowed a combined nine goals on 87 shots (.897 SV%). He’ll face a Panthers team that has stumbled out of the gate, going 1-2-2 while averaging just 2.60 goals per game.

Hjalmarsson blocked an Erik Johnson slapshot in the first period of Saturday’s game and will reportedly be sidelined until mid-January with a cracked fibula. This is a huge blow for the Coyotes blueline, who lost a huge minute-eater. Ilya Lyubushkin will likely replace Hjalmarsson in the lineup on Tuesday.

Anisimov suffered a lower-body injury in the Senators’ win over the Lightning on Saturday and will be a game-time decision against the Wild. Anisimov has one goal and eight shots while averaging 15:00 TOI/gm in four games with Ottawa.

Anderson stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Senators’ surprising win over the Lightning on Saturday. It was Anderson’s first win of the season and earned him another start this afternoon. Anderson has gone 1-1-0 while stopping 45 of 51 shots (.882 SV%) in two starts in Ottawa this season. Today he will take on a Wild team that is 0-4-0 while averaging just 2.50 goals per game to start 2019-20.

Gravel has not registered a point in three games with the Marlies and will replace Rasmus Sandin on the Maple Leafs roster. He has 13 points (1G / 12A) in 106 career NHL games with the Kings and Oilers.

Sandin made the team after a tremendous training camp and collected two assists and five shots in 12:13 ATOI in his first six NHL games. Sandin heads to the AHL to get more playing time and will be replaced by Kevin Gravel on the Maple Leafs roster.

Cizikas dealt with an ankle injury in the pre-season and re-aggravated it last week. Cizikas is in a walking boot, suggesting that he will miss an extended period of time. His move to IR opened up a roster spot to call-up Oliver Wahlstrom from Bridgeport (AHL).

Wahlstrom was the No.11 pick in the 2018 draft and seems poised to make his NHL debut on Monday afternoon. The 19-year-old winger has likely been recalled to replace Jordan Eberle, who was hurt in Saturday’s win. Wahlstrom has one goal and two assists in four AHL games, giving him six points (3G / 3A) in nine career AHL games.

Eberle appeared to suffer a leg injury in Saturday’s win over the Panthers. Head coach Barry Trotz did not have an update on Eberle post-game but the Islanders recalled Oliver Wahlstrom from Bridgeport (AHL) on Monday, which suggests that Eberle won’t be available vs. the Blues.

Mayhew has had a great start to the season with Iowa, scoring three goals and three assists (six points) in four AHL games. He was second on the team with 60 points (27G / 33A) in 71 games last year and could make his NHL debut on Monday with Mats Zuccarello questionable due to an undisclosed injury.

Zuccarello missed Sunday’s practice with “bumps and bruises” and may not play Monday against the Senators. The Wild shuffled their lines without Zuccarello and recalled Gerry Mayhew from Iowa (AHL).

Szwarz has not recorded a point in three games with Belleville but had 46 points (23G / 23A) in 68 AHL games a season ago. He has seven points (4G / 3A) in 47 career NHL games with the Coyotes and Bruins.