Josh Bailey News

Bailey didn’t skate this morning, but head coach Barry Trotz said there is a “0.0% chance” that he won’t play tonight. Bailey is coming off of the best season of his career (18G / 53A / 71P) and will start the year on the top line with Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier.

Bailey has missed the last twogmaes with an upper-body injury but will be back on the top line vs the Flyers on Tuesday. Bailey has gone pointless in his last three games, but still sits tied for 20th in the NHL in assists (51) while also scoring 18 goals for a total of 69 points in 73 games.

Bailey missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. The Islanders went 3-1-0 in four games without Bailey, but he will provide a huge boost to their top line. He returns to the lineup with 50 points (12G / 38A) in 42 games this season, ranking him 11th in the NHL.

Bailey will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury but the Islanders have yet to give a firm timetable for his return. Head coach Doug Weight said they “have to figure everything out and hopefully [Bailey] is back sooner than later. That’ all I can tell you now.” The good news it that it doesn’t sound like Bailey will be out for an extended period of time, but it’s unfortunate not to have a firm grasp on how long he’ll be sidelined. Monitor his status heading into the Islanders back-to-back on Monday/Tuesday.

Bailey, who is having a massive campaign, played just 2:52 TOI before exiting last night’s loss to the Penguins. The Islanders did not have an update on Bailey postgame, so consider him as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Devils.

Bailey served as a healthy scratch on Sunday, but he will return to the lineup tonight in San Jose. Bailey will skate on the Islanders second line and comes in with three goals and three assists in 14 games this season.

Bailey has no points and a minus-4 rating in his last five games, so he will take a seat tonight vs. the Bruins. With Bailey out, Taylor Beck will make his Islanders debut.

Bailey missed Tuesday’s game vs. the Canucks with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Devils. Bailey will replace Cal Clutterbuck, who is out with an upper-body injury of his own.

Bailey missed the Islanders morning skate and is now listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. With Bailey out, Michael Grabner will skate on the Islanders top line with John Tavares and Kyle Okposo.

Bailey will be the latest Islanders forward to get a crack on the Isles top-line with John Tavares and Kyle Okposo tonight vs. the Red Wings. Bailey has two goals in his last three games and has nine points (5G / 4A) in 20 games this season.

Baily has 4 points in 7 games this season

Bailey is getting close to a return to the Islanders lineup, but it will not happen on Tuesday. He skated with the team on Monday and should travel with the team and play in one or both of the Isles back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.

Bailey has missed the last seven games with a broken hand that he suffered on October 23 vs. the Bruins. It is unlikely that Bailey will return to the lineup tomorrow, but this is a step in the right direction for Bailey. Monitor his status as the week progresses, he should travel to Florida on Wednesday.

Bailey was not on the ice for the Islanders morning skate and obviously won't play on Tuesday, but traveling with the team is another encouraging sign that he fractured hand is not as serious as it was originally believed to be. He will likely return to the ice at some point during the road-trip.