New York Islanders News

Schneider has been sidelined by a knee injury since March 4th, but it looks like he could return to the crease on Thursday. Scott Wedgewood’s emergence has eased Schneider’s absence.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 35 shots in Colorado’s win in Nashville last night. With the Avalanche fighting for a playoff spot, they’ll go back to Varlamov for the second straight night. Varlamov has gone 5-3-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .932 SV% in March and tonight he will take on the Blues for the fourth time this season—surprisingly, the 27-year-old has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.60 GAA and .957 SV% while facing an average of 38.3 shots per game.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 34 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Wild on Saturday. He has lost two in a row despite stopping 72 of 78 shots (.923 SV%). Varlamov has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .934 SV% in March and tonight he faces Nashville for the third time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 34 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Wild on Saturday. He has lost two in a row despite stopping 72 of 78 shots (.923 SV%). Varlamov has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .934 SV% in March and tonight he faces Nashville for the third time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .914 SV% in the first two meetings.

Because of their schedule, the Devils have not practiced since Wednesday, so Schneider will get a start with Albany before potentially getting a start later in the week. Schneider has been sidelined since March 4th.

Fasching, 20, was a fourth round pick (118th overall) in 2013. He finished his third year at the University of Minnesota and will play in his first NHL game on Saturday. In 37 games with the University of Minnesota he picked up 20 goals and 18 assists.

Pulock sat as a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Senators. Pulock had solid numbers in the AHL, producing 24 points (7G / 17A) in 51 games with Bridgeport, but has picked up just one goal in eight games with the Islanders. He will replace Brian Strait in the lineup.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 44 shots in Colorado’s 3-2 loss to the Flyers on Thursday. It was another really strong outing for Varlamov, who has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .937 SV% in March. Today’s matchup with the Wild has massive playoff implications—Varly is 1-2-0 with a 3.28 GAA and .895 SV% in his first four starts vs. Wild.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 33 shots in Colorado’s win in Calgary last Friday. Calvin Pickard started on Sunday, but Varlamov will start the next two games, starting tonight vs. the Flyers. Varlamov has won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.59 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Flyers team desperate to make the playoffs—Philly has gone 3-1-2 in their last six.

Soshnikov will be scratched from Monday’s game vs. the Flames due to a lower-body injury. Yet another injury for the Maple Leafs, who will thankfully get Leo Komarov back to replace Soshnikov. The rookie has five points (2G / 3A) in his first 11 NHL games.

Pulock has no points in four games, so he will come in out in favour of Marek Zidlicky tonight in Pittsburgh.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 30 shots in Colorado’s loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for the Avalanche netminder, who will go tonight in Vancouver. The Canucks are missing a number of players from their lineup and aren’t very good, but Varlamov is 0-2-0 with a 3.67 GAA and .875 SV% against them this season.

Varlamov stopped all 37 shots that he faced in Colorado’s shutout win over the Ducks on Wednesday. Varlamov has responded very well after sitting for two games last week. He has won two in a row while stopping 74 of 75 shots (.987 SV%) to earn back-to-back wins. Varlamov has gone 10-7-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Varlamov stopped all 37 shots that he faced in Colorado’s shutout win over the Ducks on Wednesday. Varlamov has responded very well after sitting for two games last week. He has won two in a row while stopping 74 of 75 shots (.987 SV%) to earn back-to-back wins. Varlamov has gone 10-7-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Panik was a healthy scratch in two of the last three games, but will replace Brandon Mashinter in the lineup tonight. Panik has five points (3G / 2A) in 21 games with the Blackhawks this season.

Varlamov stopped 37 of 38 shots in Colorado’s win over the Coyotes on Monday. After sitting for a few games, Varlamov looked rejuvenated and will look to carry that into tonight’s game vs. the Ducks. Varlamov is 13-10-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .905 SV% on home ice this season and tonight’s matchup vs. the Ducks is about as tough as it gets right now.

Varlamov was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in Colorado’s loss in Minnesota last Tuesday. Calvin Pickard started the last two games, but Varlamov will start tonight vs. Arizona. The 27-year-old has gone 0-1-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .909 SV% in two starts against the Coyotes this season.