Pulock did not return to the contest. He has not played since, and the Islanders (25-23-7, 57 points) are 4-3-0 in the seven games without one of their veteran defensemen.

That was actually a mouthful from Laviolette considering all he said earlier in the week was that Shesterkin remained day to ...

The United States has two-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck in net, plus plenty of scoring ability. The USA won 3-1 in the teams' first meeting in the round robin, a game that ...