New York Islanders News

Rittich allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Golden Knights on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two game losing skid for Rittich, who is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV% in his last five starts. Rittich’s play has dropped off a bit recently, but he is a must-start on home-ice vs. a Devils team that lost six in a row (0-5-1).

DeAngelo went on an extended run without being scratched but will come out of the lineup on Monday. DeAngelo has picked up 11 assists in his last 13 games but is expected to be replaced by Frederik Claesson in Edmonton.

Clutterbuck has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. Philadelphia on March 3rd. He will replace Michael Dal Colle in the lineup and skate in his usual spot on the fourth line.

Palmieri missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will play Friday in Washington. Palmieri, who will skate on the top line with Travis Zajac and Kenny Agostino, has 26 goals and 22 assists (48 points) in 63 games this season.

Rittich surrendered six goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. It was a rough outing for Rittich, who has gone 2-2-1 with an ugly 3.59 GAA and .857 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he faces a Golden Knights team that has not lost (4-0-0) while averaging 4.00 goals per game since adding Mark Stone at the deadline.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 40 shots in Colorado’s loss in San Jose last Friday. Philipp Grubauer started in Anaheim on Sunday but they’ll come back to Varlamov on Tuesday. Varlamov has been average as of late but is a great option vs. the Red Wings—he stopped all 24 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win in his first start against Detroit.

Schenn has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but skated on the top-line in Tuesday’s practice and will play Wednesday in Anaheim. Schenn was red-hot before getting hurt, picking up 15 points (2G / 13A) in his last 14 games.

Luff, 21, has split his campaign between the AHL and NHL. During his time with the Kings, Luff has scored seven goals with three assists (10 points) in 31 games. He has added 24 points (9G / 15A) in 20 AHL games.

Rittich stopped 19 of 20 shots in the Flames win in New Jersey last Wednesday. Mike Smith started on Saturday but Rittich will start for the third time in five games. Rittich comes in having won his last two games while stopping 41 of 43 shots (.954 SV%). Tonight he takes on a Maple Leafs team that has won four of their last five games.