After a stretcher was brought onto the ice, Reilly was helped off the ice instead after being on the wrong end of a Greenway hit.
Stefen Rosner on Morning Cuppa Hockey Talking Islanders
BUFFALO -- The New York Islanders lost defenseman Mike Reilly at 9:14 of the second period after he was drilled by Buffalo Sabres forward Jordan Greenway:
Bo Horvat immediately waved for the trainers to come out, and before we knew it, the stretcher was coming onto the ice.
After a few minutes, with Horvat not leaving Reilly's side, he got up before being helped off the ice.
He left the rink talking with Lee, a real positive sign.
The Islanders have been dealing with injuries for the last few weeks:
- Anthony Duclair: lower-body injury (LTIR) on Oct. 19,
- Alexander Romanov: upper-body injury on Oct. 25
- Mathew Barzal: upper-body injury on Oct. 30
- Romanov injured during game against Buffalo, returned
- Pelech blocked shot off face in second against Buffalo and has yet to return.
We hope Reilly is okay, as it was a scary scene.