Rookie Calum Ritchie sits as a healthy scratch again. Marc Gatcomb draws into the lineup as the Islanders face the Flyers.
New York Islanders rookie forward Calum Ritchie is expected to serve as a healthy scratch against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
Rachel added that Holmstrom is a game-time decision due to illness, so Ritchie or Maxim Tsyplakov could play if No. 10 is unable to go.
Ritchie, who just turned 21, is serving as a healthy scratch for the second time since being recalled on Halloween. He sat against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 28, a 4-2 loss.
He has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 40 games played this season, averaging 12:12 minutes per game.
Marc Gatcomb, who has served as a healtyh scratch the last two games, will draw back in, skating in Ritchie's spot on Casey Cizikas's right.
Maxim Shabanov gets a look alongside Bo Horvat, who is playing in his second game since missing nine games with a lower-body injury.
Goaltender Ilya Sorokin will start after David Rittich allowed four goals on 20 shots in a 5-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.