Newsday · Jan 1, 2017
Islanders send Jaroslav Halak to Bridgeport
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Casey Cizikas returned to the lineup on Saturday night, ending a six-game absence due to an upper-body injury. Anthony Beauvillier was scratched to make room for Cizikas, who returned to his usual spot centering Nikolay Kulemin and Cal Clutterbuck.
“We just needed to see him do some battle work (Friday) in practice, he came through that OK,” Jack Capuano said prior to the game.
Ryan Strome had been centering Kulemin and Clutterbuck and Strome moved to the wing with Shane Prince and Brock Nelson. Beauvillier had played six straight, with two goals in that span, since his last healthy scratch.