New York Islanders center Kyle Palmieri stole the puck from behind before making a pass after being injured against the Philadelphia Flyers. Dennis Schneidler / Imagn Images
New York Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri helped his team by setting up a goal on his way off the ice after getting injured during the Islanders’ 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.
Palmieri fell to the ice in pain in the second period after getting tangled up with Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale.
Play continued, and it took a while for Palmieri to stand before he skated slowly toward the bench as the puck went to the other end of the ice.
But as he approached the bench, the puck came back in the Flyers’ zone, and Palmieri, moving slowly, stole it from Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae, who was skating backward and taken off guard.
Palmieri passed to Islanders forward Jonathan Drouin, who fed Emil Heineman for his 10th goal of the season.
Kyle Palmieri after getting hurt on the boards, stole the puck while heading to the bench, got the assist and then went to the dressing room 😭🚨 pic.twitter.com/EBg7ugtYwc
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 28, 2025
After the goal, Islanders players celebrated by pointing toward Palmieri, who was heading down the tunnel to the dressing room with the assistance of trainers.
The team later announced that Palmieri would not return to the game due to a lower-body injury.
Nov 29, 2025
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