Apr 10, 2025; Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders goaltender Marcus Hogberg (50) makes a save on New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck (16) during the third period at UBS Arena. (Photo Credit: Dennis Schneidler, Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/6edf0917-5c32-48c2-9b58-ccb4f7115121.jpeg] Apr 10, 2025; Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders goaltender Marcus Hogberg (50) makes a save on New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck (16) during the third period at UBS Arena. (Photo Credit: Dennis Schneidler, Imagn Images) It was not a fun night for the New York Islanders Thursday, as they were routed by the rival New York Rangers 9-2. For one player, however, the night would be unforgettable if not brief. Former Worcester Railers [https://railershc.com/]goaltender Tristan Lennox made his NHL debut for the Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders], after head coach Patrick Roy inserted the 22-year-old netminder in the third period with the Islanders down 6-1. Lennox was emergency recalled by the Islanders Thursday. Lennox relieved Marcus Hogberg but faced just one shot, a Brett Berard five-hole on an odd-man rush to increase the Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers]’ lead to 7-2. Roy then elected to put Hogberg back in the game after that, but it mattered little as the Isles were all but eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention with the lopsided loss. Photo Courtesy of the Worcester Railers [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/81e83c69-5bfd-4f7f-ad1b-f13575ea1d0d.jpeg] Photo Courtesy of the Worcester Railers Lennox was emergency recalled on Thursday after a lower-body injury to starting goaltender Ilya Sorokin. The Islanders’ third-round pick (93rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft has appeared in four games with Bridgeport of the American Hockey League [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/]this season, posting a 0-3-0 record with a 4.44 goals-against average and an .832 save percentage. An injury in 2023-24 with the Railers has limited Lennox’s action in net this season. He went 5-6-2 last season with the Railers, recording a .909 SP and 2.94 GAA over 13 games. The native of Ottawa became the 766th former ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/]player to make his NHL debut and the 14th this season. The 6-foot-4, 196-pound goaltender is the fourth Railer player to go on to play in the NHL after appearing in a game for Worcester. He joins Jakub Skarek, who made his NHL debut for the Islanders on Feb. 2, 2025, Arnaud Durandeau, who made his NHL debut for the Islanders on Feb. 20, 2023, and Ken Appleby, who appeared in one game for the Isles on Jan. 15, 2024.
