Oliver Wahlstrom was back in the Islanders’ lineup on Tuesday night against the Capitals in Washington after being a healthy scratch the past three games.
To remain in, the rookie right wing has to be noticeable in the right way to Barry Trotz.
The Islanders coach acknowledged Wahlstrom was quiet in going without a point in the nine games before coming out of the lineup.
"That’s probably a real good description of his game," Trotz said. "It was nondescript. You didn’t notice him. When he was going really well, the things that you noticed was he had strength on the puck, he was good on the walls, he was moving his feet, he was getting open, he was dangerous one-on-one and his shot was getting off and he was dangerous on the power play.