Defenseman Ryan Pulock is dealing with a lower-body injury and goalie Marcus Hogberg, a very pleasant surprise as a backup to Ilya Sorokin with Semyon Varlamov sidelined, potentially also is hurt.
For good measure, how about the Islanders playing the whole game with five defenseman after Ryan Pulock got hurt ... Brock Nelson celebrates with Casey Cizikas (right) and Kyle Palmieri (left ...
Cizikas notched an assist and seven hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Hurricanes. Cizikas ended his six-game point drought, and this was his first helper since Oct. 26. The 33-year-old ...