New York Islanders News

Duclair was held out of Thursday's practice because he was under the weather and will not play in Friday's game vs. Chicago. Since Duclair can't go, look for Sam Reinhart to move back up to the top line with Aleksander Barkov.

Duclair was held out of Thursday's practice because he was under the weather and is questionable to play in Friday's game vs. Chicago. If Duclair can't go, look for Sam Reinhart to move back up to the top line with Aleksander Barkov.

Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Buffalo Sabres in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible despite what his record may show, as he is 22-18-6, with a 2.33 GAA and .926 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won five of their last six after a 5-4 comeback victory in overtime over Columbus last game.

Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Buffalo Sabres in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible despite what his record may show, as he is 22-18-6, with a 2.33 GAA and .926 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won five of their last six after a 5-4 comeback victory in overtime over Columbus last game.

DeAngelo was handed 15 PIMs for spearing Corey Perry in the Flyers' game Tuesday night and has now been suspended for two games for the infraction. The 27-year-old defenseman has 10 goals, 24 assists, 144 SOG, 67 PIMs and a -28 plus/minus through 59 games this season.

Vanecek allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) for his fifth-win in six games as he beat Arizona in his previous start. The 27-year-old continue's to be nearly impossible to beat, as proven by his 27-6-3 record, 2.50 GAA and .908 SV%. He will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost two of their last three games but are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.37).

Sorokin stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in Tuesday's shootout loss to the Wild. Goal support continues to be an issue for Sorokin. He's registered just 20 wins in 44 starts this season despite owning a .925 SV% and a 2.37 GAA. He'll have a great opportunity to get back into the win column Saturday against the Red Wings.

Vanecek stopped 19 of 22 shots (.864 SV%) for his third win in four games as he beat Los Angeles in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been sensational in his first season in New Jersey, with his 25-6-3 record, 2.37 GAA and .913 SV%. He will take on the red-hot Colorado Avalanche, who have won six-straight games after their 3-0 victory over Vegas last game.

Sorokin allowed three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by the Los Angeles Kings last start. The 27-year-old has been incredible this season, with his .925 SV% placing him top-five in the NHL, leading to his 2.41 GAA and his 20-18-5 record. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have won five of their last six games after a 3-2 victory over Columbus last game.

Sorokin allowed three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by the Los Angeles Kings last start. The 27-year-old has been incredible this season, with his .925 SV% placing him top-five in the NHL, leading to his 2.41 GAA and his 20-18-5 record. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have won five of their last six games after a 3-2 victory over Columbus last game.

Bear left the Canucks' contest vs. Boston on Saturday after just 17 seconds TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now head to the injured reserve. The 25-year-old has three goals, 11 assists, 64 SOG and 12 PIMs through 46 games prior to his injury.

Duclair has not played this season due to an offseason Achilles injury but will make his season debut Friday vs. Buffalo. The 27-year-old is coming off a career year, where he had 31 goals, 27 assists, 167 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +19 plus/minus through 74 games in 2021-22.

Sorokin stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his third-straight win as he beat Winnipeg in his previous start. The 27-year-old is top-five in the NHL in both SV% (.925 SV%), GAA (2.39) with his 20-17-5 record. He takes on the Los Angeles Kings, who have lost two-straight but are 11th in the NHL in goals (3.31).