Oliver Wahlstrom thrilled about return to Islanders lineup: 'good to be back'

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Oliver Wahlstrom had been waiting for Saturday for nearly 10 months, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury right after last Christmas.

Finally finding himself back in the Islanders’ lineup does not mean his recovery is through — and after aBut he was thrilled nonetheless to be back on NHL ice.

Wahlstrom replaced Simon Holmstrom in the lineup, skating alongside Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat on the top line and recording 12:16 ice time with a shot on net and three hits. Oliver Wahlstrom checks Dylan Cozens into the boards during the Islanders’ 3-1 loss to the Sabres.“Obviously there’s some growing pains that come with this,” Wahlstrom said. “I knew that coming in. It’s a little shock, the first two periods and obviously felt good those two periods. And then the third period came, I got a little tired. That’s part of it. I’ve been off for, I don’t know, 10 ½ months, just gotta keep getting into it.

 

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