Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov day-to-day with lower-body injury; Marcus Hogberg recalled

The New York Islanders announced Monday that goaltender Semyon Varlamov is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury. In a corresponding roster move, the club recalled Marcus Hogberg from the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders.

Varlamov will still travel with the team on its one-game trip to take on the Montreal Canadiens, so Hogberg’s recall is on an emergency basis in order to create a roster space for the relief netminder.

Varlamov, 36, has played 10 games this season, coming away with a 3-4-3 showing alongside an .889 save percentage and 2.89 goals-against average. His last appearance came Friday versus the Washington Capitals in which he turned aside 21 shots and helped the Islanders pick up a point in a 5-4 overtime loss.

Varlamov is in the second season of a four-year pact that carries a $2.75-million annual average value, per PuckPedia. The Russian-born goaltender has spent the past five seasons with the Islanders, including 2023-24 in which he went 14-8-4 with a .918 save percentage and 2.60 goals-against average through 28 outings. In all, Varlamov owns a 289-232-71 career record that has counted stops with the Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, and Islanders. He was originally chosen 23rd overall by the Capitals in the 2006 NHL Draft.

With Bridgeport this season, Hogberg has twice found the win column through 10 appearances, while recording a .908 save percentage and 2.97 goals-against average. The 30-year-old netminder returned to North America this season after competing in his native Sweden for the past three campaigns. Hogberg last suited up in the NHL in 2020-21 when he saw 14 games with the Ottawa Senators, earning a 4-7-0 record.

Following a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, the Islanders will look to keep up their winning ways Monday versus the Canadiens. On the season, New York sits 9-10-6 and three points shy of the second wildcard position in the Eastern Conference.