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NY Islanders hit with another crushing injury blow as Ryan Pulock gets sidelined

Just when it looked like the New York Islanders couldn’t possibly have any more bad injury luck, they got another dose of it. Defenseman Ryan Pulock will miss t…

By Jiggs Westfall · Eyes on Isles

Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 7:35 PM

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New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury.
Pulock suffered the injury early during Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild.
Defenseman Alexander Romanov is already out long-term with a torn ACL.

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New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock will miss two to four weeks due to an upper-body injury, the team announced Sunday. Pulock sustained the injury just 51 seconds into Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild and subsequently missed Saturday's 4-0 loss against the Edmonton Oilers.

The 32-year-old defenseman joins an expanding injury list for the Islanders, who are already without defenseman Alexander Romanov due to a torn ACL. Forwards Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie, and Matias Maccelli also remain sidelined, leaving head coach Pete DeBoer without five regular contributors ahead of Thursday's matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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