- Islanders defenseman Isaiah George is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury, notes Newsday’s Denis Gorman (Twitter link). The rookie was injured in Thursday’s loss to Toronto. George has been impressive since being recalled in early November. He has played in 25 games so far, recording five points and 30 blocked shots while averaging 16:38 of playing time and even saw time on the top pairing at one point. Meanwhile, Gorman adds that winger Simon Holmstrom is also listed as day-to-day with his upper-body injury. He last played on Sunday and has nine goals and 13 assists in 37 games so far and is close to matching his rookie-season output already.