Barry Trotz did not see enough from rookie Kieffer Bellows to keep the rookie in the Islanders’ lineup.
So, it was Ross Johnston who dressed on Monday night against the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. The burly Johnston played the first six games of the season but had not been in the lineup since Jan. 26.
Left wing Michael Dal Colle remained sidelined with a lower-body injury.
Bellows had returned after a three-game absence in Saturday’s 6-3 loss to the Penguins. He took Dal Colle’s spot on Brock Nelson’s left wing along with Jordan Eberle and was a minus-1 in 11:54 with two shots.