Mason will start in goal, at home, for Saturday's matinee against the Islanders, Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Mason spun a shutout against the Rangers the last time he was put to work in a day game. But for those of you operating with the "What have you done for me lately?" mentality, consider that opposing teams have found it easy to solve Mason as the 6-foot-4 backstop has yielded 16 goals over the past five games. Currently, the Islanders are eight points ahead of the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division, and the team will be counting heavily on Mason with prize rookie defenseman Shane Gostisbehere (lower body) out of the lineup.