Overview

• The Islanders said Anders Lee has an upper-body injury and will be out 1–2 weeks after missing Wednesday’s practice.
• With opening night just over two weeks away, his availability for the start of the regular season is uncertain despite the team calling the timeline precautionary.
• Forward Max Tsyplakov is day-to-day for maintenance and skated on his own, the team announced.
• In practice, Emil Heineman moved onto Mat Barzal’s left wing while Casey Cizikas centered a reworked fourth line with Kyle MacLean and Marc Gatcomb.
• Pierre Engvall remains on a 2–3 week return projection from the start of camp and Semyon Varlamov has no timeline, with David Rittich viewed as likely to begin as Ilya Sorokin’s backup.