Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Noah Dobson placed on COVID-19 protocol list
Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 of the Islanders skates against the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
NEWARK — Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Noah Dobson were placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday and did not play in the Islanders’ game against the Devils at Prudential Center.
They became the the first Islanders player to miss a game this season because of COVID-19 protocols. Josh Bailey was on the list on Jan. 20 for one day for contact tracing reasons but did not miss a game.
Dobson was a late scratch after taking pregame warmups. The Islanders announced that he had been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list during the third period of Sunday night's game. Sebastian Aho, who had not played in an NHL game since March 18, 2018, was a last-minute replacement after taking warmups.
The Islanders started the game one player short as Aho rushed to get his equipment back on.
Andrew Gross joined Newsday in 2018 to cover the Islanders. He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously covered the Rangers and Devils. Other assignments have included the Jets, St. John’s and MLB.
