Sebastian Aho of the Islanders celebrates his first-period goal against the Capitals...

Sebastian Aho of the Islanders celebrates his first-period goal against the Capitals at UBS Arena on Jan. 16. Credit: Jim McIsaac

TAMPA, Fla. — The Islanders could change their defense corps for Sunday’s road game against the Hurricanes.

Defenseman Sebastian Aho (upper body) missed his sixth game but participated in Saturday’s optional morning skate at Amalie Arena before a 5-0 loss to the Lightning. Aho did not travel to Washington for Wednesday night’s 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals.

“We’ll see how he is,” coach Lane Lambert said. “It’s always a possibility.”

Rookie Samuel Bolduc logged 16:40 with two shots against the Lightning but would be the likely candidate to come out if Aho is ready to play.

Bolduc has one goal in 12 games. Aho has five goals and 16 assists in 66 games.

The Islanders seemed to avoid an injury to defenseman Alexander Romanov, who went to the dressing room at 12:23 of the second period after appearing to hurt his left arm while tangling with Corey Perry. Romanov returned for the third period and Lambert said he does not believe there are any lingering issues.

Goalie plan?

Goalie Ilya Sorokin started for the 19th time in 24 games and could start on Sunday. The Islanders won’t play again until the Lightning visit UBS Arena on Thursday night.

Sorokin started both ends of a back-to-back in Los Angeles and Anaheim on March 14-15 with the Islanders having the next two days off.

Isles files

The Islanders have lost six straight to the Lightning .  .  . The Islanders won only 17 of 44 faceoffs (39%) .  .  . Undrafted free-agent defensemen Aidan Fulp of Western Michigan and Travis Mitchell of Cornell, both 23, signed amateur tryout agreements with the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. Both agreed to two-year deals on Friday that start next season.

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