Islanders D Ryan Pulock out 4-6 weeks with lower-body injury

Johnny Boychuk scored shorthanded and the New York Islanders defeated the Arizona Coyotes.

New York Islanders defenceman Ryan Pulock will miss the next four to six weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday.

Pulock was an emergency replacement for injured defenceman Nick Leddy who has missed action with an upper-body injury. Leddy did however practice with the team Saturday.

Leddy is the Islanders’ top-scoring defenceman the past two seasons. Pulock, 22, has played 16 career games with the club since being drafted in 2013.

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