Oliver Wahlstrom was looking to shoot. That’s not unusual for the 20-year-old Islanders right wing with the blistering wrist shot.
But the 6-2, 205-pound Wahlstrom also was looking to use his big body on the forecheck and along the walls. Defensively, he was not making coach Barry Trotz want to look away. He worked well with third-line center Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Leo Komarov.
In all, Wahlstrom’s 9:57 of ice time with a career-high four shots in Monday night’s 2-0 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden represented one of his best efforts in 13 NHL games since being selected 11th overall in 2018.