Travis Zajac’s stint out of the lineup only lasted one game.
Coach Barry Trotz re-inserted Zajac onto Mathew Barzal’s top line for Saturday night’s game against the Capitals at Nassau Coliseum after he was a healthy scratch for Thursday’s 1-0 shootout loss to the Capitals.
It marked the first time in his 1,032 NHL games Zajac had been a healthy scratch for reasons other than resting him for the playoffs.
Leo Komarov came out for Zajac.
Rookie Oliver Wahlstrom was a healthy scratch for the third straight game and Trotz, with his team in its playoff push, said he was not worrying about hurting Wahlstrom’s development.