Pulock headed straight to the Islanders' dressing room just 15 seconds into the first period appearing to favor his left arm.

Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock also scored, Marcus Hogberg made 18 saves ... Nelson skillfully elevated a rolling puck past Georgiev on a pretty feed from Kyle Palmieri. The Islanders improved to 17-4-4 when they score at least thee goals (including shootout ...

Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock also scored ... skillfully elevated a rolling puck past Georgiev on a pretty feed from Kyle Palmieri. The Islanders improved to 17-4-4 when they score at least thee ...

Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock also scored ... skillfully elevated a rolling puck past Georgiev on a pretty feed from Kyle Palmieri. The Islanders improved to 17-4-4 when they score at least thee ...

Which NHL teams could be interested in potential free agent Brandon Saad? There's speculation about the Blues forward and players on the Islanders and Rangers.

THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2025

The two new defensemen seem to fit in like a glove in a very small sample size. Their ability to see the ice and help the transition games by skating with the puck or moving the puck up the ice with stretch passes fits head coach Patrick Roy 's M.O. to a tee. Both can play quarterback on the power play, a skill the Islanders desperately need.

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

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The Islanders have won eight straight Saturday games (six at home and two on the road). The Isles are 14-13-3 in their last 30 games (8-0-0 on Saturday; 6-13-3 on other days). Ten of their last fourteen wins have come on Saturday or Sunday.

The New York Islanders (21-20-7) fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to win their fourth straight game and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes (30-16-4) 3-2 on Saturday night in UBS Arena.