Scott Mayfield sits out; Samuel Bolduc picks up some ice time
Scott Mayfield against the Buffalo Sabres at UBS Arena on Saturday. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Islanders’ second game of the season brought their first man-game lost to injury. Defenseman Scott Mayfield was unavailable and remains day to day with a lower-body injury.
Instead, rookie Samuel Bolduc logged 9:19 in Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over the Coyotes at UBS Arena on the third pair with fellow lefthander Sebastian Aho.
Mayfield blocked a shot in the third period of Saturday’s season-opening 3-2 win over the visiting Sabres. He did not practice on Monday and coach Lane Lambert said he was experiencing swelling.
“It’s day to day right now and then we’ll just have to see what happens from there,” Lambert said Tuesday when asked whether Mayfield could miss multiple games.
The Islanders' next game is against the Devils on Friday night at UBS Arena.
Bolduc, a second-round pick in 2019, had two goals and one assist in 17 games for the Islanders last season while compiling 10 goals and 25 assists in 56 games for their AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.
“I feel confident, of course,” the 22-year-old Bolduc said. “I know I can play in this league. I think, last year, I did a good job. I’ve just got to keep going. Practice has been going well.”
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Fourth-line left wing Matt Martin logged 7:39 with two hits in his 900th NHL regular-season game. He has 1,115 career penalty minutes and 106 career fights, per HockeyFights.com. “That’s a lot of hockey games,” center Bo Horvat said. “It’s a pretty amazing accomplishment for a guy like him." ... Goalie Ilya Sorokin moved past Rick DiPietro for third place on the Islanders’ all-time list with his 17th career shutout … Defenseman Noah Dobson blocked a game-high four shots and tied for the game-high with five shots in 24:20. Ryan Pulock, his defense partner, logged a game-high 25:14 …Forwards Oliver Wahlstrom and Julien Gauthier remained healthy scratches.
Andrew Gross joined Newsday in 2018 to cover the Islanders. He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously covered the Rangers and Devils. Other assignments have included the Jets, St. John’s and MLB.
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