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

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.

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy talked about defenseman Ryan Pulock suffering an injury during the game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

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.

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a ... 4-1 NEW YORK -- Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night. Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock also scored, Marcus Hogberg ...

The Islanders have been off since Saturday, when Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime to give New York a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Avalanche last played Sunday, when Artturi Lehkonen scored with 14.7 seconds left in the third to lift Colorado to a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers.

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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And with his latest signing of Tony DeAngelo, that tells us one thing: The Islanders' playoff push is still on.