Newsday · Aug 2, 2020
Johnny Boychuk's status for Isles' Game 2 unclear
Johnny Boychuk #55 of the Islanders skates during summer training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center on Sunday, July 19, 2020 in East Meadow, New York. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Johnny Boychuk’s status for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Panthers remains in limbo.
The Islanders did not practice on Sunday in Toronto and coach Barry Trotz had no update on his defenseman. Boychuk exited Saturday’s 2-1 win in Game 1 of the best-of-five qualifying series at 2:44 of the second period for concussion protocol after an illegal check to the head from Mike Matheson.
“No, nothing,” Trotz said. “We’ll see where he’s at [Monday]. It was a day off for everybody.”