If a 7-2 loss wasn’t a brutal enough way for the New York Islanders to ring in 2026, the night took an even darker turn when Bo Horvat exited the game with an apparent lower-body injury.
Barely 24 hours removed from the proudest moment of his season — being named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics — Horvat went up the tunnel midway through the third period of Thursday’s loss to the Utah Mammoth, favoring his left leg after getting tangled with an opponent near the red line. He struggled to put weight on it as he made his way off the ice and did not return.