Cizikas (upper-body) will return to the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
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Mayfield will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Mayfield was in the lineup on Saturday, but will be a healthy scratch for the third time in four games. He will be replaced by Adam Pelech.
Line Change
Pelech will be back in the Islanders’ lineup on Monday.
Pelech came out of the lineup for Saturday’s game in St. Louis, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Pelech will replace Scott Mayfield and comes in with just six points (1G / 5A) in 29 games this season.
Line Change
Pelech will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Pelech was in the lineup for the last two games, but will be replaced by Scott Mayfield tonight.
Mayfield will be back in the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
Mayfield was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Adam Pelech in the lineup tonight in St. Louis. Mayfield has five points (1G / 4A) in 16 games this season.
Mayfield will be back in the Islanders lineup on Sunday.
Line Change
Line Change
Pelech will be back in the Islanders lineup on Friday.
Clutterbuck (lower-body) will return to the Islanders lineup on Thursday.
Call up / Send down
The Coyotes have recalled Anthony Duclair from Tucson (AHL).
Duclair, who had a breakout 20-goal, 24-assist season in 2015-16, struggled to just nine points (3G / 6A) in 41 games this season before being sent down. During his time with the Roadrunners, the 21-year-old tallied just one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 16 games.
Drouin (illness) will return to the Lightning's lineup on Monday.
Drouin missed last Thursday’s game vs. the Flames with an illness, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Senators. Drouin is expected to be back on a line with Brayden Point and Alex Killorn and comes into Monday with 17 goals and 19 assists (36 points) in 51 games this season.
Clutterbuck (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play on Thursday.
Clutterbuck returned to the lineup on Tuesday, but is out once again with a lower-body injury. It’s unclear whether he re-aggravated the same injury or suffered a new injury, but he’ll be replaced by Stephen Gionta either way.
The Islanders have placed Casey Cizikas (upper-body) on IR.
Cizikas suffered an upper-body injury in Detroit on Tuesday and is expected to miss one month. With him out for four weeks, Cizikas’ move to IR was simply a formality to open a roster spot.
Drouin (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Drouin has been battling the flu for a few weeks, but hasn’t missed any games. He was absent for Wednesday’s practice and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game. It’s unclear whether it is the illness or something else that is bothering Drouin, but monitor his status during warmups at 7:00p.m. ET.
Cizikas is expected to miss four weeks with an upper-body injury.
Call up / Send down
The Coyotes have recalled Anthony DeAngelo from Tucson (AHL).
Clutterbuck (lower-body) will return to the Islanders' lineup on Tuesday.
Pelech will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Pelech has not recorded a point in five games and has just six points (1G / 5A) in 26 games with the Islanders. Pelech will be replaced by Scott Mayfield tonight.
Mayfield will return to the Islanders’ lineup on Thursday.
Mayfield has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games, but will replace Adam Pelech in the lineup tonight. Mayfield hasn’t played a lot this season, but has produced when he draws into the lineup. The 24-year-old has averaged 12:38 TOI in eight games this season and has one goal and three assists on nine shots.