Barry Trotz had no update on Oliver Wahlstrom’s status for Wednesday night’s Game 6 against the Penguins at Nassau Coliseum. But the Islanders coach said Travis Zajac would likely join the lineup for the potential clincher if the rookie right wing is unable to play.
"He’s being looked at right now," Trotz said of Wahlstrom on Tuesday after the team returned to New York following Monday night’s 3-2 double overtime win in Game 5 at PPG Paints Arena.
Wahlstrom, who has a goal and two assists in his first five NHL playoff games, was shouldered hard into the wall by Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson at 11:57 of the third period and needed help to support his weight as he was led off the ice and to the Islanders’ dressing room.