Halak was pulled in the second period of the Islanders' 6-4 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Thursday after allowing four goals on 24 shots, including three goals in a span of 1:20 in the second.
"Jaro wasn't sharp at all," coach Jack Capuano said Thursday. "He gave up some soft goals and we had to battle back. We did against a real good team. We needed a better effort from Jaro, quite honestly. … Four goals on 24 shots isn't going to get it done."
If Halak goes unclaimed the Islanders will have the option of sending him to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League after 12 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Islanders have goaltenders Thomas Greiss and Jean-Francois Berube on the roster. Berube relieved Halak against the Wild on Thursday.
Halak, 31, is 6-8-5 with a 3.23 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 21 games. He has a career record of 206-123-42 with a 2.42 GAA and a .916 save percentage in 388 games with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals and the Islanders.
New York acquired him from Washington in a trade May 1, 2014 and signed him to a four-year, $18 million contract May 22, 2014, that runs through the 2017-18 season.
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