Islanders Pageau A Game-Time Decision For Game 1, Plan If He Can't Go


by The Hockey News

The Hockey News— RALEIGH, NC -- New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said that forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau will be a game-time decision for Game 1...

Newsday—Islanders don't have Jean-Gabriel Pageau for Game 1 against Hurricanes. Pageau exited the Islanders' season-ending 5-4 win over the Penguins on Wednesday in the first period with a lower-body injury.

New York Post—Jean-Gabriel Pageau out for Game 1 vs. Hurricanes in Islanders injury blow. Though Isles coach Patrick Roy had said earlier in the day that Pageau would see how he felt after warm-ups, the center did not make it onto the PNC Arena ice pregame.

Lighthouse Hockey—Islanders @ Hurricanes: Round 1, Game 1 thread. The 2024 NHL playoffs begin with the Islanders and Hurricanes meeting again for a first-round series in Raleigh. Same teams, but many differences from last year — a different coach for the Islanders, obviously, but also this year they should have a healthy Mat Barzal rather than the one just returning from injury last season. However Noah Dobson, who’s had a breakout year, is in that position Barzal had last year, entering the lineup fresh off an injury, and perhaps not 100%. J-G Pageau, who’s...