New York Islanders News

Pulock has not appeared in an NHL game this season and has one assist in two games with Bridgeport. Pulock could draw into the lineup for his season debut on Friday.

Schneider allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Devils’ loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Schneider has started the year 0-1-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .926 SV% and will go for his first win of the year tonight vs. Anaheim. The Ducks are 0-2-1 while averaging just 2.00 goals per game, making it a nice matchup for Schneider.

Barzal played 10:10 during his NHL debut on Saturday, but he will come out of the lineup in favour of Alan Quine on Sunday.

Varlamov allowed five goals on 28 shots in Colorado’s win over the Stars on Saturday. Calvin Pickard got the nod last night, but they will come back to Varlamov tonight in Washington. The Avalanche are off to a 2-0-0 start to the season, but draw a tough matchup on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Varlamov was 13-10-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .923 SV% on the road a season ago.

Schneider allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Devils’ overtime loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. It’s a new year but the same old story for Schneider, who never seems to get any goal-support. Schneider will post elite splits and is a good start on almost every night, but draws a tough matchup tonight against a Lightning team that scored six goals in their season opener.

Barzal sat out of the Islanders’ season opener, but will draw into the lineup on Saturday. Barzal will centre the third line with Ryan Strome on his right wing and Anders Lee on the left. Barzal is also expected to play on the Islanders’ top power-play unit.

Varlamov will start Colorado’s season opener and he is hoping their coaching change will help him. Over the last three years, Varlamov has faced a ridiculous 5,518 shots (most in the NHL), which has made things really tough on him. He has the ability to be a No.1 fantasy netminder, if the Avalanche improve in front of him. Last year he was 27-25-3 with a 2.81 GAA and .914 SV%—expect better numbers across the board this year.

Schneider has been one of the best goalies in the NHL since being traded to New Jersey, but that hasn’t always translated into fantasy success. In his first three years in New Jersey, he has is tied with the second best SV% (.924) and third in GAA (2.12) but ranks 21st in wins (69) thanks to an anemic Devils’ offence. Schneider will have a better offence in front of him this season and will post elite splits, but you should still temper your expectations on his win total.

Mayfield, 23, was the 34th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, but has yet to make a big impact at the NHL level. The 6-foot-4, 225 lbs. blueliner has appeared in just 11 NHL games, tallying just one goal. There may be a team out there that lacks depth on the blueline that claims the St. Louis native.

Palmieri 25, had the best season of his career in his first year in New Jersey. He entered 2015-16 with a career-high of 14 goals, but burst out for 30 goals along with 27 assists (57 points) in 82 games. Palmieri should benefit from the Devils adding Taylor Hall to the mix for 2016-17.

Martin, 27, has missed just 11 games in the last five years while averaging seven goals and seven assists per season. However, that’s not where his value lies. Since his first full NHL season in 2011-12, Martin leads the NHL in hits with 1714, which is 370 more than second (Cal Clutterbuck)—1714 hit equates to 4.7 hits per game.

Panik was acquired from the Maple Leafs back in January and finished the season with a total of 15 goals and 18 assists (33 points). His $875K is a $100,000 pay-cut from what he earned in 2015-16.