OTTAWA, Ontario — Just as it was becoming clear Robin Lehner was the Islanders starting goaltender, he got hurt.
Lehner did not travel here with the team one day after he had been steamrolled by the Senators Brady Tkachuk late in the third period of what would become the Isles’ 5-4 shootout victory Tuesday night at the Coliseum. The team called up Christopher Gibson from AHL Bridgeport on emergency loan, and it’s expected he’ll back up Thomas Greiss in the second leg of this home-and-home Thursday night.
Lehner was hurt while making his 22nd start in the previous 31 games, — though, like the rest of the team, he had not been quite as sharp over the past two-plus weeks.