New York Islanders News

Rittich has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to Flames crease on Saturday afternoon. Rittich allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Sharks on Monday. Rittich finished December at 5-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .915 SV%. Today he faces a Flyers team that has lost five in a row while being outscored 20-to-10.

Rittich has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to Flames crease on Saturday afternoon. Rittich allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Sharks on Monday. Rittich finished December at 5-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .915 SV%. Today he faces a Flyers team that has lost five in a row while being outscored 20-to-10.

Pageau has missed the first 41 games of the season but will return much earlier than expected. Pageau’s original timetable was late-February/early-March but will play Sunday vs. the Hurricanes. Pageau, who has 29 points (14G / 15A) in 78 games last year, will centre the third line with Zack Smith and Mikkel Boedker on his wings.

Varlamov will not be available to serve as Philipp Grubauer’s backup on Wednesday, so Pavel Francouz was recalled on Tuesday. Consider Varlamov as questionable heading into Friday’s game against the Rangers.

DeAngelo was in the lineup for the last two games but played just 11:56 TOI on Monday and will be replaced by Fredrik Claesson on Wednesday.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Senators loss in Columbus on Monday. Hogberg will start his third straight game, having gone 0-2-0 with a 3.56 GAA and .883 SV% in his first two appearances. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has won eight of their last 12 games (8-3-1) while averaging 3.33 goals for per game.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Senators loss in Columbus on Monday. Hogberg will start his third straight game, having gone 0-2-0 with a 3.56 GAA and .883 SV% in his first two appearances. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has won eight of their last 12 games (8-3-1) while averaging 3.33 goals for per game.

Rittich will not be available for Wednesday’s game in Detroit, which means that Mike Smith will likely start and Jon Gillies has been recalled to serve as the backup. There is no update on how long Rittich is expected to be out, so treat it as day-to-day until the Flames release more information.

Clutterbuck was hurt early in the Islanders’ game in Dallas last Sunday and will not play Friday vs. the Senators.

Rittich gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Flames loss to the Lightning last Thursday. Rittich has lost two straight but remains a solid 3-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% in seven December appearances. Even though he’s been steady all season, Rittich is a risky option in Winnipeg—the Jets are 13-4-2 on home-ice and rank fourth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.53 GF/pg).

Rittich gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Flames loss to the Lightning last Thursday. Rittich has lost two straight but remains a solid 3-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% in seven December appearances. Even though he’s been steady all season, Rittich is a risky option in Winnipeg—the Jets are 13-4-2 on home-ice and rank fourth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.53 GF/pg).

With Craig Anderson still sidelined, Hogberg returns as the Senators’ No.2 netminder. Hogberg has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .916 SV% with Belleville this season.

Varlamov was slated to start Saturday's game in Arizona but will not be available due to an illness. With Varlamov sick, Philipp Grubauer will get the start and Pavel Francouz was called up to be the backup.