Islanders vs. Panthers March 28: Injured Players, Inactives, Latest Injury Updates

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Updated March 27, 2026, 6:38 p.m. ET

Nov 18, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) is led off the ice after he receives a game misconduct penalty for boarding on New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov (not pictured) during the third period at the American Airlines Center.

The Florida Panthers (35-33-3) are keeping their eye on 10 players on the injury report, including Sam Reinhart, heading into a Saturday, March 28 game against the New York Islanders (41-27-5) at UBS Arena, which begins at 1 p.m. ET.

Stream NHL games and originals all season long on ESPN+!Islanders vs. Panthers game infoDate: Saturday, March 28, 2026Time: 1 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Location: Elmont, New YorkVenue: UBS Arena

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Favorite: Islanders (-175)Underdog: Panthers (+145)Total: 5.5Islanders injury report March 28Kyle Palmieri | C (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 25Stats: 6 goals, 12 assists, 18 pointsAlexander Romanov | D (Out)Injury: ShoulderGames played: 15Stats: 0 goals, 1 assists, 1 pointPierre Engvall | LW (Out For Season)Injury: AnkleGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsSemyon Varlamov | G (Out For Season)Injury: KneeGames played: 0Stats: 0 saves, 0-0-0 recordAnthony DeAngelo | D (Out)Injury: Lower BodyGames played: 72Stats: 5 goals, 27 assists, 32 pointsPanthers injury report March 28Jonah Gadjovich | LW (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 10Stats: 0 goals, 3 assists, 3 pointsBrad Marchand | LW (Out)Injury: Lower BodyGames played: 52Stats: 27 goals, 27 assists, 54 pointsNiko Mikkola | D (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 68Stats: 3 goals, 7 assists, 10 pointsUvis Balinskis | D (Out)Injury: FootGames played: 54Stats: 5 goals, 10 assists, 15 pointsAleksander Barkov Jr. | C (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsAnton Lundell | C (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 64Stats: 18 goals, 26 assists, 44 pointsCole Schwindt | C (Out)Injury: Lower BodyGames played: 22Stats: 3 goals, 1 assists, 4 pointsMatthew Samoskevich | RW (Day-To-Day)Injury: NeckGames played: 66Stats: 6 goals, 17 assists, 23 pointsEvan Rodrigues | C (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 69Stats: 11 goals, 20 assists, 31 pointsSam Reinhart | C (Day-To-Day)Injury: FootGames played: 64Stats: 29 goals, 32 assists, 61 pointsWatch this game on ESPN+!

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