Romanov has missed 10 of the previous 11 games due to an upper-body injury but is nearing a return to the lineup. The 24-year-old Romanov has two points (0G / 2A), 19 blocks, and 14 hits in eight games this season.
Reilly has been out of the lineup for all of November after suffering a concussion. He has since recovered from the concussion but will be out of the lineup indefinitely after he undergoes a procedure on his heart on Tuesday.
The Islanders will turn to Sorokin between the pipes on Saturday against the Seattle Kraken. The 29-year-old Sorokin has a 2.66 GA and .915 SV% in 10 games (4-3-3), but has allowed three or more in five straight (2-1-2), posting a .902 SV%.
The Islanders have lost two straight (0-0-2), both with Ilya Sorokin in their crease and will switch to Varlamov on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 36-year-old Varlamov has struggled this season, posting a 3.01 GAA and .887 SV% in six games (2-3-1), but is coming off his best outing of the season, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Islanders enter Thursday's contest as +163 road underdogs against the Canucks.
The Islanders have lost two straight (0-0-2), both with Ilya Sorokin in their crease and will likely switch to Varlamov on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 36-year-old Varlamov has struggled this season, posting a 3.01 GAA and .887 SV% in six games (2-3-1), but is coming off his best outing of the season, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Islanders enter Thursday's contest as +163 road underdogs against the Canucks.
Mitchell is an undrafted 24-year-old from Cornell University. The left-shooting defenseman has spent the previous two seasons with the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL), scoring seven points (2G / 5A) in 42 combined games.
Reilly has been out of the lineup since suffering an upper-body injury resulting from a hit by Jordan Greenway of the Buffalo Sabres on November 1st. Before his injury, the 31-year-old Reilly had played 11 games, averaging 15:45 time-on-ice.
The Islanders will turn to Sorokin in their crease for the fifth time in the last six games. The 29-year-old Sorokin has rebounded nicely after a disappointing 2023-24 campaign, posting a 2.52 GAA and .916 SV% in nine games this season (4-3-2). That said, the Islanders are averaging only 2.6 goals per game, bottom-five in the NHL, and enter Tuesday's contest as +196 road underdogs against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Islanders will likely turn to Sorokin in their crease for the fifth time in the last six games. The 29-year-old Sorokin has rebounded nicely after a disappointing 2023-24 campaign, posting a 2.52 GAA and .916 SV% in nine games this season (4-3-2). That said, the Islanders are averaging only 2.6 goals per game, bottom-five in the NHL, and enter Tuesday's contest as +196 road underdogs against the Edmonton Oilers.
Romanov has missed seven of the previous eight games due to an upper-body injury but is nearing a return to the lineup. The 24-year-old Romanov has two points (0G / 2A), 19 blocks, and 14 hits in eight games this season.
Matt Martin will suit up for his third game of the season on Thursday, replacing Fasching. The 29-year-old Fasching is averaging 6:50 time-on-ice and has zero points in five games this season.
Hudson Fasching will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Martin to re-enter the lineup after a three-game absence. Matt Martin has only played two games this season, averaging 9:34 time-on-ice, but has been his usual bruting self, racking up five hits.
After serving as the backup to Ilya Sorokin for three straight games (2-1-0), Varlamov will return to the crease for the Islanders on Thursday. The 36-year-old Varlamov, a 17-year veteran, has an excellent 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% over his career but has a far less impressive 3.21 GAA and .876 SV% through five games this season (1-3-1). The Islanders enter the action on Thursday as +120 road underdogs against an Ottawa Senators club that has only scored five combined goals in their previous three games (1-2-0).
After serving as the backup to Ilya Sorokin for three straight games (2-1-0), Varlamov will likely return to the crease for the Islanders on Thursday. The 36-year-old Varlamov, a 17-year veteran, has an excellent 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% over his career but has a far less impressive 3.21 GAA and .876 SV% through five games this season (1-3-1). The Islanders enter the action on Thursday as +120 road underdogs against an Ottawa Senators club that has only scored five combined goals in their previous three games (1-2-0).
Romanov is inching closer to a return, being a game-time decision in the last two contests, but will remain out of the lineup for a fifth straight game. The 24-year-old Romanov has two points (0G / 2A), 19 blocks, and 14 hits in eight games this season.
George was the fourth-round pick, 98th overall, of the Islanders in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old defenseman has two points (1G / 1A) in four games with the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) this season, his first professional campaign.
Bolduc made his season debut on Sunday in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, playing 5:56 time-on-ice and recording a -1 plus/minus. His reassignment to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) likely indicates that Alexander Romanov (upper body) could return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
After seeing sporadic deployment in the first four weeks of the season, splitting time with Semyon Varlamov, Sorokin will make his third consecutive start for the Islanders on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite allowing seven combined goals in his last two outings (1-1-0), Sorokin has been tremendous between the pipes this season, posting a stellar 2.29 GAA and .922 SV% in seven contests (3-3-1). The Islanders will face off against a Penguins team riding a season-best two-game winning streak despite allowing 50 goals this season, the most in the Eastern Conference.
