The New York Islanders will be welcoming back Noah Dobson to the lineup on Thursday evening against the Boston Bruins.

The New York Islanders have played 10 straight games without their star defenseman Noah Dobson. Dobson, 25, struggled to start the year but looked much improved before his injury. Without Dobson, the Islanders brought in free agent Anthony DeAngelo.

Barring any last-minute setbacks, Noah Dobson looks ready to come off long-term injured reserve and into the Islanders lineup against the Bruins.

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson will return to the lineup on Thursday night against the Boston Bruins.

If the New York Islanders want to activate defenseman Noah Dobson out of long-term injured reserve before their game against the New York Rangers, they need to have a roster spot available.

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson is expected to make his return to the lineup Thursday versus the Boston Bruins after missing the past 11 games due to an upper-body injury, Islanders head coach Patrick Roy confirmed Wednesday per Andrew Gross of New York Newsday.

The Islanders trail the Ducks in the season series 0-1-0 after a 3-1 loss at UBS Arena on Oct. 29. Mathew Barzal scored the lone goal for the Islanders with a power play tally, but it wasn’t enough to combat Anaheim’s offense with Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry potting power play goals of their own and Frank Vatrano burying the empty-net goal.

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All eyes are rightly on Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, but those are not the only two players teams will be checking in on for the remainder of this week.