Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Barry Trotz indicated that there could be one or two changes to the lineup from yesterday’s game, but I don’t think the New York Islanders head coach was expecting what would happen.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau didn’t make the game-day squad as he was added to the league’s COVID protocol list. As we’ve seen with Josh Bailey earlier in the year, this doesn’t mean he tested positive for COVID. He could have had direct exposure to it and is awaiting a confirmatory test.