Islanders Gameday News: Devils in town on Hall of Fame weekend
Can Wahlly make it two games in a row with a goal? | Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images
And the Islanders are opening the books for their Hall of Fame. The New York Islanders will look to make it three straight wins before heading to the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. They host the New Jersey Devils tonight, facing off against their division foes for the second time this season after beating them in New Jersey a couple of weeks ago.
It would appear that the Islanders are not making any changes to the lineup that won in Ottawa on Thursday night other than inserting Ilya Sorokin into the starter’s net.
#Isles at morning skate. Lee-Horvat-PageauTsyplakov-Nelson-PalmieriEngvall-Cizikas-HolmstromMartin-MacLean-WahlstromE: FaschingGeorge-DobsonPulock-MayfieldCholowski-HuttonSorokinVarlamov— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) November 9, 2024
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Islanders News
A preview of tonight’s game.
It’s Military Appreciation Night. [Islanders]
Mike Reilly has been downgraded from “day-to-day” to “out indefinitely.” Hopefully, he’s doing okay. [Twitter]
Max Tysplakov has been a wonderful addition to the lineup, but his one con is that he’s racking up penalty minutes; it’s exacerbated by the fact that the Islanders don’t kill penalties well. But it feels like something that will get better as he gets used to the NHL. [THN]
The Isles announced yesterday that they will, on January 18, induct Brent Sutter into the Islanders Hall of Fame, and there will also be a new Ring of Honor. [Islanders]
Sutter was honored and surprised by the call. [Islanders] He will be the 16th former Islander so honored. [Newsday] He spent 12 of his 20 NHL seasons on Long Island, including some as captain. [NY Post]
Elsewhere
Last night’s NHL scores include regulation wins for the Maple Leafs over the Red Wings and the Penguins over the Capitals.
It’s Hall of Fame weekend. [NHL]
Mike Gartner will be the new Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, succeeding Lanny McDonald. [NHL]
The Canucks sent Daniel Sprong back to the Kraken for future considerations. [NHL]
The top 12 RFAs of the summer of 2025. Noah Dobson cracks the list. [Sportsnet]
Tanner Jeannot was suspended three games for his headshot of Brock Boeser. [TSN]
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