Noah Dobson of the Islanders celebrates his second period goal against the Detroit Red Wings with his teammates at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac
January was certainly a momentous month for rookie Noah Dobson.
A season-ending Achilles’ tendon injury to top-pair defenseman Adam Pelech on Jan. 2 thrust Dobson into the Islanders’ lineup on a regular basis. The 12th overall pick in 2018 — ineligible to be assigned to the AHL with Canadian junior hockey eligibility remaining — had seen just spot duty over the first half of the season.