Pulock suffered a lower-body injury in his opening shift in Saturday's 3-2 win over the New York Islanders and have been placed on Injured Reserve. Already without Noah Dobson (lower body), the Islanders are now without two of their top-four defenders.
Hogberg suffered an injury in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and has been placed on Injured Reserve. The Islanders have recalled Jakub Skarek in a corresponding move.
Despite essentially sharing the Islanders' net with Marcus Hogberg the last month, Ilya Sorokin will return to the crease in hopes of his fourth win in his previous five starts. The 29-year-old Russian netminder has struggled more often than not this season, as shown by his 14-14-4 record, 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. He hosts the surging Philadelphia Flyers, who have won five of their last seven games.
Dobson exited Monday's 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets after 15:38 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. The talented 25-year-old defenseman will be sidelined week-to-week but fortunately will not require surgery to address the injury. The Islanders's offense, which ranks third-worst in the league with only 124 goals through 46 games, will greatly miss the services of Dobson's 24 points (6G / 18A) from the blue line. The Islanders signed Tony DeAngelo on Friday as a potential replacement on the top powerplay unit.
DeAngelo started the 2024-25 season with St. Petersburgh SKA (KHL), scoring 32 points (6G / 26A) in 34 games before being released from his contract. The 29-year-old has 210 points (48G / 162A) in 371 career NHL games. His contract is worth a league-minimum, one-year, $775,000. With Noah Dobson (lower body) out week-to-week, DeAngelo could potentially find himself on New York's top powerplay unit.
Despite essentially sharing the Islanders' net with Marcus Hogberg the last month, Ilya Sorokin will return to the crease in hopes of his fourth win in his previous five starts. The 29-year-old Russian netminder has struggled more often than not this season, as shown by his 14-14-4 record, 2.81 GAA and .902 SV%. He hosts the surging Philadelphia Flyers, who have won five of their last seven games.
Dobson exited Monday's 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets after 15:38 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. The talented 25-year-old defenseman will be sidelined week-to-week but fortunately will not require surgery to address the injury. The Islanders's offense, which ranks fifth-worst in the league with only 124 goals through 46 games, will greatly miss the services of Dobson's 24 points (6G / 18A) from the blue line.
Dobson exited Monday's 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets after 15:38 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury and will be out of the lineup indefinitely. The Islanders's offense, which ranks fifth-worst in the league with only 124 goals through 46 games, will greatly miss the services of Dobson's 24 points (6G / 18A) from the blue line.
Romanov returned from a three-game absence in Saturday's 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, but remained a game-time decision on Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old defenseman is averaging 21:49 time-on-ice, recording nine points (0G / 9A), 70 blocks, and 75 hits in 31 games this season.
Romanov returned from a three-game absence in Saturday's 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, but could return to the sidelines on Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old defenseman is averaging 21:49 time-on-ice, recording nine points (0G / 9A), 70 blocks, and 75 hits in 31 games this season.
The Islanders will turn to Sorokin between the pipes for only the second time in their last five games. Sorokin struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 23 shots (.826 SV%) in a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He has a 2.87 GAA and .900 SV% in 31 games this season (13-4-4). The Islanders enter Monday's contest as -166 home favorites against a Blue Jackets club with points in seven straight games (6-0-1).
Tsyplakov was not penalized after an illegal check to to the head of Philadelphia's Ryan Poehling but was issued a three-game suspension after a hearing with the Department of Player Safety. The 26-year-old Tsyplakov, in his first NHL season, is averaging 16:15 time-on-ice, scoring 19 points (7G / 12A) in 44 games. He's been held off the scoresheet in 10 straight.
