Cole Bardreau #51 of the Islanders looks to shoot against the Rangers during the second period of a preseason game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Photo Credit: Steven Ryan
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cole Bardreau showed up for Saturday’s morning skate in Bridgeport, Connecticut, thinking he would play in that night’s home-opener for the Islanders’ AHL affiliate.
Instead, at age 26, he finally made his long-awaited NHL debut.
Leo Komarov, filling in as the fourth-line center with Casey Cizikas (left foot) on injured reserve, participated in the Islanders’ morning skate but is day to day with an illness.