Matias Maccelli will miss the next 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury and Cal Ritchie will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury, the New York Islanders announced on Monday.
Maccelli was injured in the first period of Saturday’s 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was helped off the ice with 3:26 remaining in the period and did not return.
Maccelli had two goals and four assists in eight games this season and entered Saturday on a five-game point streak.
Ritchie absorbed a hit in the neutral zone during his first shift Saturday. He headed to the Islanders’ bench less than two minutes into the game.
The 21-year-old had one goal and one assist in eight games this season.
Mitchell Chaffee was emergency recalled from Hamilton on Monday morning. See updated lines from Monday's practice here.
