Oliver Wahlstrom News

Boston Bruins
Oliver Wahlstrom
Age: 24Position: R
TOI
5%
Fantasy
11%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
26%
Assists
7%
Power-Play
44%
SOG
32%
Plus/Minus
29%
Hits
39%
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Wahlstrom cleared waivers on Friday and has been assigned to Providence (AHL).

The Bruins claimed Wahlstrom off of waivers from the New York Islanders in December. He will report to Providence (AHL) after clearing waivers on Friday. The 24-year-old Wahlstrom averaged 10:30 time-on-ice, recording two points (1G / 1A) and 27 hits in 16 games with Boston this season.

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Wahlstrom will draw back into Boston's lineup on Thursday in New York.

Marc McLaughlin will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the New York Rangers, allowing Wahlstrom to re-enter the lineup. The 24-year-old Wahlstrom has not played the last two games for Bruins. He has zero points, 17 penalty minutes, and a -2 plus/minus in his four games with the club.

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New York has placed Oliver Wahlstrom on waivers on Friday.

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.

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Wahlstrom is expected to draw back into the Islanders' lineup on Friday in Buffalo.

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.

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New York has signed Oliver Wahlstrom to a one-year, $1 million contract extension.

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.

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