Calum Ritchie Retains Second-Line Role After Benching Discussion

New York Islanders center Calum Ritchie maintained his spot on the second line after head coach Pete DeBoer reviewed video with him following a brief benching in Ottawa. DeBoer and Ritchie acknowledged the 21-year-old has been forcing plays offensively and needs to make smarter decisions with the puck and win more battles. Ritchie, scoreless in four straight games entering Saturday, is working to balance his offensive creativity with safer play.