The New York Islanders hit the ice for practice on Friday morning following their 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. See below for practice lines, news and notes.
LINES
Jonathan Drouin - Bo Horvat - Emil Heineman
Anthony Duclair - Mathew Barzal - Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean - Casey Cizikas - Max Tsyplakov
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Matthew Schaefer - Scott Mayfield
Marshall Warren - Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
WARREN SET TO MAKE NHL DEBUT
One day after being recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders, defenseman Marshall Warren joined the Islanders for practice, skating on a pair with Tony DeAngelo.
Head Coach Patrick Roy confirmed that the 24-year-old defenseman will make his NHL debut on Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
"I thought he played really well in Bridgeport," Roy said. "It was nice to see him today and to be rewarded for what he's been doing, and playing tomorrow will be a great moment for him."
Warren has five points (2G, 3A) in his first four games of his second full season with Bridgeport. The 24-year-old made league headlines when he racked up four points (2G, 2A) in his first two games, earning AHL Player of the Week honors for the period ending on Oct. 12. The Laurel Hollow native racked up 17 points (4G, 13A) through 53 games in his first pro season last year.
Warren grew up an Islander fan, so he's literally living out the dream.
“It was pretty emotional, it’s been a crazy journey," Warren said. "I was driving here and I was a little kid at Ice Works, skating in that Islanders program and I never would have thought I’d be in this position. It’s surreal, I don’t have any words for it.”
