Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk will miss three to four weeks with a lower-body injury, team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced on Friday.
Boychuk blocked a slap shot with his left leg in the second period of the Islanders' decisive 3-1 win in Game 4 of their first-round series on Tuesday night at Pittsburgh and hobbled off the ice. Lamoriello listed it as a lower-body injury.
“Any time you lose a regular, it’s a loss,” Lamoriello said. “But, fortunately for us, we have the depth at defense and players are ready. It gives an opportunity to another player.