Cole Koepke will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers, allowing Wahlstrom to make his debut with the Bruins. The Bruins claimed Wahlstrom off of waivers from the New York Islanders last week.
Wahlstrom has been a regular in the lineup for the Islanders this season, playing 27 games, but has only scored four points (2G / 2A). Wahlstrom has regularly seen time in New York's top-nine, including powerplay deployment, but has struggled to live up to his 11th-overall draft selection from 2018.
Matt Martin will be a healthy scratch on Friday, allowing Wahlstrom to re-enter the lineup. At morning skate on Friday, Wahlstrom was skating on a line with Pierre Engvall and Casey Cizikas. The 24-year-old Wahlstrom is averaging 9:39 time-on-ice through six games this season and has zero points.
After a long offseason discussion period Oliver Wahlstrom will remain in New York after signing a one-year, $1 million contract extension with the Islanders. The 24-year-old right-winger had an incredibly down 2023-24 season, appearing in his least amount of games (32) in the passed four seasons and only putting up two goals, six points, eight PIMs and 41 SOG.
With the Islanders opting to rest several players in the final game of the season, Wahlstrom will re-enter the lineup for the first time since February. Wahlstrom has had a disappointing campaign with six points (2G / 4A) in 31 games.
Wahlstrom will re-enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for Monday's game in Minnesota. He has two goals and three assists in 21 games this season.
Wahlstrom will sit alongside Casey Cizikas (illness) as Julien Gauthier and Matt Martin draw back into the Islanders' lineup. Wahlstrom has two goals and three assists in 19 games this season.
Wahlstrom last played on December 20th, his first game since December 2nd, but will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Penguins. He has five points (2G / 3A) in 18 games and is expected to play on the third line with Simon Holmstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Wahlstrom appears to be the odd-man out on Saturday as Julien Gauthier (upper body) is set to return to the lineup. Wahlstrom has two goals and three assists in 18 games this season.
Wahlstrom has missed the Islanders' previous eight games due to illness but is set to draw back into the lineup Wednesday as he takes the spot of Julien Gauthier (upper body). The 23-year-old right-winger had two goals, three assists, 23 SOG, four PIMs and a -5 plus/minus in 17 games played prior to missing the last two and a half weeks.
Wahlstrom, along with Julien Gauthier, will draw back into the Islanders lineup on Monday as Matt Martin and Hudson Fasching will both be healthy scratches. Wahlstrom, who will likely skate on the third line alongside Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, has only one point (1G / 0A) in seven games this season.
Wahlstrom had seven goals, nine assists, 70 SOG, 32 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 35 games with the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $874,125 contract extension. The 23-year-old right-winger was the Islanders first-round pick in 2018 (11th overall) and missed majority of last season due to a knee injury. He has 32 goals and 61 points in 161 games played across four NHL seasons.
