The New York Islanders are struggling with injuries. The players coming back soon are Mike Riley and Alexander Romanov who both have upper body injuries. Anthony Duclair, who has been out since the Islanders game against the Canadiens, is expected to return Dec. 5 from a leg injury. Adam Pelech has a jaw injury and should be back by December 15th. The New York Islanders star player Mathew Barzal is out until December 12th.

The New York Islanders played the Penguins on November 5th. Islanders rookie Isaiah George made his NHL debut at that game. The Islanders goaltender, Ilya Sorokin is looking like himself again compared to last season and could be a Vezina finalist like he was in the 2022-2023 season. Ilya had 32 saves on 35 shots during the Penguin game. The Islanders top line forward Bo Horvat had the game winning goal which helped the Islanders make a comeback victory to beat the Penguins 4-3. Bo Horvat joined the Islanders in the middle of the 2022-2023 season. Before coming to the Islanders, he was the captain of the Vancouver Canucks. He was traded to the Islanders in return for Mathew Barzal’s best friend Anthony Beauvillier. 

The New York Islanders captain Anders Lee has been playing with Bo Horvat because Barzal and Duclair, who are on that line, are on injury reserve. Anders Lee had 1 assist in the Penguins game. Anders Lee has 3 goals and 4 assists this season. Kyle Palmeri leads the Islanders with 6 goals.