Isles' Nielsen (Lower Body) Will Play Saturday: Frans Nielsen (lower body) will play in Saturday's Game 6 against the Penguins, Newsday's Arthur Staple reports. (Updated 5/11/13)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/13).
Fantasy Analysis
No setbacks occurred during warmups, so Frans Nielsen will play Saturday and try to do what he can to keep his team alive. (Updated 5/11/13).
05/11/2013 22:31 Penguins escape New York, but must play better
The Pittsburgh Penguins are moving on to a second-round matchup with the Ottawa Senators, and they're probably lucky to be there.
05/11/2013 22:20 Orpik nets OT winner, Pens eliminate Islanders in 6
Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits in Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night.
05/11/2013 10:45 Quest for the Cup: Evgeni Nabokov is struggling
The New York Islanders needed a lot from starting goalie Evgeni Nabokov in this series, but they haven't been getting much from him.
05/05/2013 18:42 NHL Playoffs: Grades for Night 6
NHL Playoffs grades for Night 6 of the postseason. The Penguins win, but struggle.
Outside of John Tavares, Frans Nielsen may be the most valuable Islander. His numbers keep getting better each season, he's very good on faceoffs and in the defensive zone, and is as close to automatic in the shootout as a player can be. Right now he's the second line center, but once Ryan Strome is ready to make his debut he could be pushed down to the third line or possibly Strome will be moved to wing to either play on the top line with Tavares, or second line with Nielsen. Nielsen is worth a look in deeper leagues and close to one-third of his 47 points were on the power play last season. (Updated 8/14/12)
