The horror incident happened during his New York Islanders' defeat by Montreal. During that span he debuted with Colorado on Jan. 5, 2008 and played four NHL games, but was traded to the Boston Bruins on June 24 of that year. You can find video at the bottom of this story. With the Edmonton native on the shelf, the Islanders will continue to roll out Andy Greene on the top pairing with Nick Leddy. Boychuk will miss his third straight game after suffering an undisclosed injury in Game 1. Boychuk (undisclosed) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. Philadelphia begins playoff series against New York, The Philadelphia Flyers take on the New York Islanders to begin the Eastern Conference second round, Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5. The following season, Boychuk helped the Islanders advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1993; he scored 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 70 regular-season games in 2015-16 and played in all 11 playoff games. During that span he debuted with Colorado on Jan. 5, 2008 and played four NHL games, but was traded to the Boston Bruins on June 24 of that year. Fox Sports™ and © 2020 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Published on Wednesday, March 4 2020 An update to the horrific injury suffered by Johnny Boychuk in last night's game The veteran defenseman takes a skate blade directly to the face. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello has released an official update on defenceman Johnny Boychuk after he took a skate to the face from Montreal's Artturi Lehkonen Tuesday night. Devon Toews and Scott Mayfield will man the third defensive pairing, and Boychuck's next chance to suit up will either be in the second round with a Islanders win, or Thursday for Game 5. … Boychuk (undisclosed) is nearing a return to action, as coach Barry Trotz called him "highly probable" for Wednesday's Game 1 matchup with Washington, Andrew Gross of Newsday repor... Boychuk logged just 5:17 of ice time in Game 1 versus the Panthers before missing the following three contests due to his undisclosed issue. Boychuk (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Friday's Game 4 matchup with the Panthers, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. He scored 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists) in 72 games and signed a seven-year contract March 12, 2015. New York takes on Washington with 1-0 series lead, The New York Islanders take on the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. Head coach Barry Trotz said everyone practiced for the Islanders on Sunday, suggesting that Boychuk is good to go.