New York Islanders News

Chaffee was an undrafted free agent who just finished his junior season at UMass-Amherst. He finished the year second on the team with 29 points (16G / 13A) in 30 games.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Islanders loss in Ottawa last Thursday. Varlamov has struggled in his last 10 outings (eight starts), going 2-5-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .913 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has lost five of their last six games (1-5-0) while averaging 2.67 goals for and 3.83 goals against per game.

Clutterbuck left Thursday's game in Ottawa with an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision today vs. the Hurricanes. Monitor his status as the Islanders hit the ice for warmups at 12:30 PM ET. Clutterbuck has picked up just one goal in his last 19 games.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 14 shots after replacing Thomas Greiss in the Islanders' loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Since mid-January, Varlamov has gone 2-4-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .919 SV% in nine games (seven starts). Tonight he faces a Senators team that is 4-2-0 while averaging 3.50 goals per game in their last six games in Ottawa.

Duclair has missed the last four games with an ankle injury but will draw back into the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. Duclair will replace Artem Anisimov, who is out with an upper-body injury, and will skate on the third line with Nick Paul and Jayce Hawryluk.

Duclair was in practice on Monday but will not play tonight in Pittsburgh. Head coach DJ Smith is hopeful that Duclar will be available for Thursday's game vs. the Islanders.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Islanders overtime loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Thomas Greiss started Thursday in St. Louis but they’ll come back to Varlamov today vs. Boston. Varlamov is 11-5-4 with a 2.78 GAA and .910 SV% on home ice this season and is 1-0-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .919 SV% in his first two games vs. the Bruins.

Duclair was forced to leave Monday's game in Columbus and is not expected to play tonight in Nashville. To fill that hole, the Senators have recalled Filip Chlapik from Belleville (AHL).

Varlamov stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Islanders win over the Sharks on Sunday. Varlamov has won two straight while stopping 50 of the 52 shots (.962 SV%) that he’s faced. Tonight he faces the Rangers for the third time this season—he is 0-2-0 while giving up nine goals on 63 shots (.857 SV%) in the first two meetings.

Clutterbuck has been out since December 19th after undergoing wrist surgery but is ready to re-join the Islanders for Tuesday's morning skate. He played just two games during his conditioning stint but it's unclear whether or not he's 100 percent ready to return to the NHL lineup.

The 2020 first-round pick is top-three protected, and the 2022 third-rounder is conditional on the Islanders winning the Stanley Cup this season. Pageau is in the midst of a career year, scoring 24 goals and adding 16 assists in 60 games this season. The 27-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1.

Varlamov allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Islanders win over the Red Wings on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Varlamov, who will make his 35th start tonight vs. the Sharks. In his first start against the Sharks, Varlamov stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss (Nov.23).