The New York Islanders have been hit hard by the injury bug during the 2026-27 NHL regular season.
Several key contributors in their lineup are currently sidelined by injuries. The latest player to be forced out of the lineup is defenseman Ryan Pulock, who had to exit the contest against the Minnesota Wild in the first period.
He was forced out of the game because of an upper-body injury, and the team is going to be without him for the foreseeable future. The Islanders announced that he will be sidelined for 2 to 4 weeks because of the injury.
Ahead of the team’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Isaiah George was recalled from the Hamilton Hammers. However, he was returned on loan to Hamilton on Sunday, Nov. 1. It will be interesting to see if he comes back to the team, but for now, they have the depth to compensate for his loss.
Against the Oilers, head coach Peter DeBoer had both Matthew Kessel and Scott Mayfield active. They were the No. 3 defense pairing, with Matthew Schaefer being joined by Adam Pelech on the first pairing. Logan Stanley was moved to the second group alongside Tony DeAngelo.
That could be the three pairings the team keeps moving forward with as long as Puloc...