Prince appeared in the last eight games, but will come out of the lineup on Monday. The Islanders will go with seven defensemen with Travis Hamonic returning tonight, so Prince will head to the press box.
Hamonic has missed the last three games with an arm injury, but he will give it a go tonight. Hamonic was expected to miss 4-6 weeks, but is just nine days removed from the injury. The Islanders will go with seven defensemen just in case Hamonic struggles with the injury. He has two goals and three assists (five points) in 12 games this season.
Halak allowed three goals on 43 shots in the Islanders’ overtime loss in Florida on Saturday. Halak has gone 1-1-3 with a 2.97 GAA and .912 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance in November and tonight he makes his second start of the season vs. Tampa Bay. In his first two appearances vs. the Lightning, Halak has allowed a combined six goals on 41 shots (.854 SV%).
Mayfield, 24, has picked up one goal and one assists (two points) in 12 games with Bridgeport this season. Mayfield has picked up one goal in 11 career NHL games and he is expected to make his season debut tonight with Dennis Seidenberg (upper-body) out.
Seidenberg was injured while blocking a shot in the Islanders’ loss in Florida on Saturday. Seidenberg will miss at least one week with the injury after being placed on IR—Scott Mayfield was recalled from Bridgeport (AHL) and is expected to draw into the lineup for Seidenberg.
