Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, and a -14 plus/minus through 28 games this season and will return to Montreal's lineup Saturday vs. the New York Islanders. Drouin last played on January 15th due to an upper-body injury.
Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, and a -14 plus/minus through 28 games this season and will be a game-time decision Saturday vs. the New York Islanders. Drouin last played on January 15th due to an upper-body injury.
Boqvist missed the Blue Jackets' previous two games due to an upper-body injury and will return to Columbus' lineup Friday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old who scored double-digit goals last season (11 G) has 10 assists, 25 SOG, and a -4 plus/minus through 19 games this season prior to the injury.
Sorokin was perfect, stopping all 32 of 32 shots for his second straight shutout as he defeated the high-scoring Seattle Kraken in his last start. The 27-year-old may have a near .500 record with his 17-16-4 record, but has a top-five SV% with his .926 SV% and impressive 2.31 GAA. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost three of their last four under new coach Rick Tocchet after a 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers last game.
Romanov missed the Islanders' previous game due to personal reasons but will draw back into the lineup Thursday as they take on Vancouver. The 23-year-old hard hitting defensemen has a goal, 14 assists, 73 SOG, 31 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 53 games so far this season.
Sorokin was perfect, stopping all 32 of 32 shots for his second straight shutout as he defeated the high-scoring Seattle Kraken in his last start. The 27-year-old may have a near .500 record with his 17-16-4 record, but has a top-five SV% with his .926 SV% and impressive 2.31 GAA. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost three of their last four under new coach Rick Tocchet after a 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers last game.
Varlamov stopped 45 of 46 shots (.978 SV%) and snapped a three-game losing streak as he defeated Vegas in his previous start. The Islanders' backup has been incredible this season when called upon, with his 9-6-1 record, 2.61 GAA, and .918 SV%. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who won their last game and are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.78).
Gauthier has six goals, three assists, 34 SOG, and a -4 plus/minus through 35 games but will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Calgary. The 25-year-old will take a seat as Sammy Blais draws back into the lineup.
Varlamov stopped 45 of 46 shots (.978 SV%) and snapped a three-game losing streak as he defeated Vegas in his previous start. The Islanders' backup has been incredible this season when called upon, with his 9-6-1 record, 2.61 GAA, and .918 SV%. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who won their last game and are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.78).
Holmstrom had three goals, two assists, and four PIMs in 16 games with Bridgeport (AHL) but has been recalled to the Islanders Monday. The 21-year-old struggled in his previous stint with the big club, picking up only two goals, an assist, and 15 SOG through 24 games played earlier this season.
Horvat was dealt to the Islanders last week for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a top-12 protected 2023 first-round pick and has signed an eight-year, $68 Million ($8.5 Million AAV) with the Islanders Sunday. The 27-year-old is on pace for the best season of his career with his 31 goals, 23 assists, 143 SOG and 12 PIMs through 49 games with Vancouver prior to his trade. He has never surpassed 61 points in any of his previous eight NHL seasons.
Boqvist missed Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and was not on the ice for Monday's practice. Boqvist is listed as day-to-day and is questionable to play Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
Sorokin allowed five goals on 39 shots (.872 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was defeated by Toronto in his previous start. The 27-year-old has a losing record of 15-16-4 despite playing incredibly well with his 2.44 GAA and .922 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four contests after a 4-3 win over Montreal last game but are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.06).
Sorokin allowed five goals on 39 shots (.872 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was defeated by Toronto in his previous start. The 27-year-old has a losing record of 15-16-4 despite playing incredibly well with his 2.44 GAA and .922 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three of their last four contests after a 4-3 win over Montreal last game but are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.06).
