NEWARK — Jean-Gabriel Pageau was placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday and did not play in the Islanders’ game against the Devils at Prudential Center.
He becomes the first Islanders player to miss a game this season because of COVID-19 protocols. Josh Bailey was on the list on Jan. 20 for one day for contact tracing reasons but did not miss a game.
Also, defenseman Noah Dobson was a late scratch after taking pregame warmups for reasons that were not immediately disclosed by the Islanders, who said an explanation would be forthcoming after the game.