Rookie Oliver Wahlstrom returned to the Islanders’ lineup on Sunday night against the Rangers at Nassau Coliseum after two games in which he could not fit onto the roster.
The Islanders opened a roster spot by placing burly left wing Ross Johnston on injured reserve. He exited a 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers on April 3 in the first period after taking a punch to the chin from Samuel Morin.
Wednesday’s acquisition of Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac from the Devils created a roster logjam. Wahlstrom does not require waivers to be re-assigned to the taxi squad so he was, temporarily, the odd man out.