Goaltender Semyon Varlamov #40 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov‘s injury is apparently a “jaw issue”, according to The Athletic’s Arthur Staple, who tweeted the news early Sunday afternoon.
The injury was sustained in the Islanders’ pre-game warmups at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, only about 25 minutes before puck drop when a high shot from Cal Clutterbuck appeared to catch Varlamov under his goalie mask.
Varlamov went down, was attended to, and then helped off the ice by Islanders trainer Jody Green.