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Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 shots (.921 SV%) to pick up his second straight win as the Devils beat NYR his last time out. The 26-year-old has been nearly unbeatable in his first season in New Jersey, posting an 11-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and 2.11 GAA. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have only played once in the last week due to postponements, but won 2-1 in overtime.

Vitek Vanecek
Kyle Palmieri is being placed on the injured reserve (retroactive to 11/21/22) with an upper-body injury.

Palmieri has not played since Nov.20th when he left a game vs. Toronto due to an upper-body injury. The 31-year-old veteran has six goals, nine points and 37 SOG through 20 games so far this season prior to the injury.

Kyle Palmieri
Cal Clutterbuck is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Clutterbuck left the Islanders' previous contest after just eight shifts and 4:11 TOI after suffering an upper-body injury vs. Philadelphia. The 35-year-old just made history with the most Hits in NHL history and has two goals, an assist and a +2 plus/minus through 22 games this season. He is considered day-to-day for the time being.

Cal Clutterbuck
Tony DeAngelo will not play Tuesday vs. the Islanders due to a lower-body injury.

DeAngelo was originally a game-time decision but will now miss Tuesday's game vs. the Islanders due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old has had an up-and-down first season in Philadelphia with three goals, seven assists, 48 SOG and a -12 plus/minus through 22 games.

Tony DeAngelo
Sorokin will start Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Sorokin stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) to pick up his third straight win his last time out vs. Columbus. He has been sensational this season, ranking second in the NHL in save percentage (.933 SV%) and third in GAA (2.19) while holding a 10-5-0 record. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who are in the middle of a horrific 10-game losing streak.

Ilya Sorokin
Sorokin is in the starter's crease at the Islanders morning skate.

Sorokin stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) to pick up his third straight win his last time out vs. Columbus. He has been sensational this season, ranking second in the NHL in save percentage (.933 SV%) and third in GAA (2.19) while holding a 10-5-0 record. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who are in the middle of a horrific 10-game losing streak.

Ilya Sorokin
Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).

Vitek Vanecek
Vanecek is expected to start Monday in New York.

Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).

Vitek Vanecek
Kyle Palmieri remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play vs. Columbus.

Palmieri missed the Islanders' previous game due to an upper-body and did not make the trip to Columbus Friday. The 31-year-old has six goals and three assists on 37 SOG through 20 games prior to the injury. He remains day-to-day.

Kyle Palmieri
Ilya Sorokin will start vs. Columbus on Friday.

Sorokin was perfect in his previous start, stopping 49 of 49 shots in the best start of his already impressive career vs. Edmonton. He currently is second in the NHL with his .934 SV% and third with his 2.20 GAA to go along with his 9-5-0 record. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets who rank 21st in goals for (2.95) and 23rd in shots per game (30.0).

Ilya Sorokin
Sorokin is in the starter's crease at the Islanders morning skate.

Sorokin was perfect in his previous start, stopping 49 of 49 shots in the best start of his already impressive career vs. Edmonton. He currently is second in the NHL with his .934 SV% and third with his 2.20 GAA to go along with his 9-5-0 record. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets who rank 21st in goals for (2.95) and 23rd in shots per game (30.0).

Ilya Sorokin
Sorokin led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.

Sorokin stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) in a win over Toronto his previous time out. The 27-year-old has been incredible this season, posting a .926 SV% and 2.37 GAA along with his 8-5-0 record. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers who have lost three of their last five games but rank sixth in the NHL with 3.47 goals per game.

Ilya Sorokin
Matias Maccelli will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Carolina.

Maccelli heading to the press box Wednesday comes as a bit of a surprise as the rookie had been enjoying a strong season, leading all rookie skaters with 11 points (1G/10A) through 17 games played. He will be replaced by Dylan Guenther and Zack Kassian returning to the lineup.

Matias Maccelli
Liam Foudy will draw back into the Blue Jackets' lineup Wednesday vs. the Canadiens.

Foudy missed the Blue Jackets' previous game as he was a healthy scratch but will draw back into the lineup Wednesday. The 22-year-old prospect has three assists and is a -6 plus/minus while playing a bottom-six role across 10 games played this season.

Liam Foudy
Vitek Vanecek will start Wednesday vs. Toronto.

Vanecek stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) picking up his ninth straight in his previous start vs. Edmonton. He has been sensational as the Devils' workhorse this season, posting a 9-1-0 record with a 2.14 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs who lost in overtime their last time out and ranks a surprising 20th in the NHL in goals with 2.95 goals per game.

Vitek Vanecek