VANCOUVER — Their goal-scoring mine all but stripped to rubble, the Bruins on Saturday panned for gold on the waiver wire by claiming Oliver Wahlstrom, the 24-year-old former Boston College forward, from the Islanders.

VANCOUVER — Oliver Wahlstrom knows how to shoot. The 24-year-old right-shot wing snaps off heavy and accurate pucks. The New York Islanders thought highly enough of Wahlstrom’s puck-launching skill to take him No. 11 overall in 2018.

The B’s, ranked 29th in offense (2.48 goals per game), claimed one time 11th overall pick Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from the New York Islanders. The 24-year-old right wing’s cap hit for this year is $1 million. That leaves the B’s with $121,000 in current caps space, according to puckpedia.com.

According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Bruins have claimed Wahlstrom from the Islanders. With the Bruins needing help at the right wing position, it is understandable that they are taking a shot on a young forward like Wahlstrom.

The Yarmouth native joins the Black and Gold after a rough start on the Isle. Can he return to form with the Bruins?

The Bruins need scoring and they don’t have much cap space. So when a cost-effective opportunity presented itself on Saturday, they took it. The Bruins, ranked 29th in offense (2.48 goals per game), claimed one-time 11th-overall pick Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from the New York Islanders.

Oliver Wahlstrom committed to the University of Maine at age 13. Now 24, he was picked up by the Bruins off waivers from the New York Islanders.