The supporting cast of Scott Perunovich and Adam Boqvist -- Tony DeAngelo filled Noah Dobson's role--played a huge part in the Islanders' extending their winning streak to six games heading into their weekend back-to-back in Florida.
The New York Islanders have played 10 straight games without their star defenseman Noah Dobson. Dobson, 25, struggled to start the year but looked much improved before his injury.
The 4 Nations break proved fruitful for an Islanders squad that was as banged-up as it gets going into the layoff.
Pulock (upper body) is at morning practice in a regular jersey, according to Denis Gorman of Newsday. Pulock was injured Jan. 25 against the Hurricanes and has missed the last seven games. He is expected to be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's home tilt versus Dallas.
Noah Dobson (lower body) hit the ice before the Islanders practice on Wednesday, helping warm up Ilya Sorokin and Jakub Skarek with some of his teammates. While not an official return to practice, it marked Dobson's first skate with non-injured teammates since suffering his lower-body injury on Jan. 20 against Columbus.
Pulock isn’t the routine 30-point defender he was early in his career, but he remains a serviceable top-four option. He has 3-13–16 with a plus-seven rating and ranks second on the team with ...