Oliver Wahlstrom News

Wahlstrom has been a regular in the Islanders lineup for a while now but will come out Thursday in Pittsburgh. Kieffer Bellows will replace him on a line with Mathew Barzal.

Wahlstrom will draw back into the Islanders lineup after missing the last two games with an upper-body injury. Josh Bailey is expected to be a healthy scratch.

Wahlstrom was on the ice for the Islanders' morning skate but will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. According to head coach Barry Trotz, Wahlstrom will be held out for precautionary reasons.

Wahlstrom was not on the ice for Saturday's practice and is unlikely to play on Sunday. Josh Bailey () was back on the ice today and Barry Trotz says he'll play vs. Ottawa. He will replace Wahlstrom.

Wahlstrom was a healthy scratch vs. the Maple Leafs on Saturday but will play tonight vs. the Flyers. It's unclear who Wahlstrom will replace in the lineup, but he comes in goalless with 31 shots and three assists in his last eight games.

Both Wahlstrom and Anthony Beauvillier were activated and head coach Barry Trotz said it's possible that both will play on Saturday but "one more likely that the other." Monitor Wahlstrom's status as the Islanders hit the ice for warmups at 1:30 PM ET.

On the day that the Islanders activated players like Mathew Barzal, they also added four forwards to the protocol list, including Wahlstrom. This group is expected to be out until next Wednesday.

Wahlstrom suffered an undisclosed injury in Game 5 and his status for Game 6 is uncertain. Travis Zajac will draw into the Islanders lineup to replace him if he's unavailable. Additionally, Ryan Pulock would move back onto PP2 in Wahlstrom's absence.

The Islanders will shuffle some players around after losing four straight games. Wahlstrom, Leo Komarov and Kieffer Bellows will go to the taxi squad with Austin Czarnik, Dmytro Timashov and Ilya Sorokin coming up.

Wahlstrom is a 6-foot-2, 209 lbs. winger who was selected in the first-round (No.11 overall) of 2018. He had 19 points (8G / 11A) in 36 games as a freshman at Boston College before turning pro and joining the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he has six points (3G / 3A) in nine AHL games. He is expected to bounce around the lineup in his debut but is expected to skate with Mathew Barzal at times.

Wahlstrom was the No.11 pick in the 2018 draft and seems poised to make his NHL debut on Monday afternoon. The 19-year-old winger has likely been recalled to replace Jordan Eberle, who was hurt in Saturday’s win. Wahlstrom has one goal and two assists in four AHL games, giving him six points (3G / 3A) in nine career AHL games.