New York Islanders News

Mayfield has been playing nearly 20 minutes per night this season but will take a seat with Thomas Hickey returning from an upper-body injury on Tuesday.

Duclair has fallen out of favour in Columbus but is a player who possesses a lot of potential and upside. Duclair has scored 11 goals and eight assists (19 points) in 52 games this season. Duclair could play a big role in Ottawa with the team selling off most of their top players at the deadline.

Schenn missed Thursday’s game in Dallas and will miss both games on the weekend. Schenn remains day-to-day.

Varlamov allowed one goal on 27 shots in Colorado’s win over the Jets on Wednesday. Varlamov has been excellent recently, winning two in a row and three of his last four while stopping 120 of 124 shots (.968 SV%). Varlamov runs into a red-hot Blackhawks team, who he lost to in overtime back in late-December—allowing three goals on 37 shots.

Schenn was not on the ice for Thursday’s morning skate and he will not play in Dallas. Jaden Schwartz moved to the top line and Robert Thomas skated on the second line with Schenn out.

Varlamov stopped all 40 shots that he faced in Colorado’s shutout win over the Golden Knights on Monday. Varlamov has turned things around lately, winning two of his last three starts while stopping 94 of the 97 shots (.969 SV%) that he faced. Varlamov has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .896 SV% in two games vs. the Jets this season.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 32 shots in Colorado’s 3-0 shutout loss to the Blues on Saturday. February has been a tough month for Varlamov, who has gone 1-3-3 with a 3.33 GAA and .899 SV% in seven games. Tonight he takes on a Vegas team that has lost seven of their last 10 (3-7-0).

Even with Boone Jenner out, Duclair was demoted to the Blue Jackets’ fourth line in their last game and will be a healthy scratch on Monday with both Eric Robinson and Kole Sherwood remaining in the lineup.

Varlamov allowed one goal on 25 shots in Colorado’s win in Winnipeg on Thursday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for Varlamov, who will face the Blues for the second time this afternoon. Varlamov allowed three goalso on 37 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in their first meeting (Nov.30).

Varlamov allowed four goals on just 17 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. It was an ugly performance for Varlamov, who has now lost six in a row (0-3-3) while posting a 3.91 GAA and .882 SV%. Varlamov gave up four goals on 23 shots in a losing effort in his first start against the Jets.

Varlamov stopped 33 of 35 shots in a losing effort Sunday in Boston. Varlamov is on a five-game personal losing streak, posting a 3.48 GAA and .894 SV% in the process. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 20 shots in a 6-3 win in Toronto in the first meeting (Jan.14).

Rittich allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Flames shootout loss in Vancouver on Saturday. Since the calendar flipped to 2019, Rittich is t-9th in wins (7), 29th in GAA (2.89) and t-31st in SV% (.904). Rittich stopped 32 of 36 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Lightning on December 20th.