NHL star plays through ACL tear, makes remarkable play to set up goal

New York Islanders prima Kyle Palmieri is the latest illustration of hockey players showing disconnected their singular toughness. 

Palmieri, 34, got wounded on the boards during the 2nd play of the Islanders' 4-3 shootout nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Flyers astatine UBS Arena Friday. The guardant stayed down and dilatory skated toward the team’s bench.

Play continued arsenic Palmieri gathered himself, and yet the puck made its mode backmost toward the Flyers’ zone, wherever Palmieri was injured. As helium skated to the team’s bench, helium sneaked down an unsuspecting Flyers defenseman and stole the puck. 

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New York Islanders halfway Kyle Palmieri (21) makes a walk aft being injured against the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2nd play astatine UBS Arena successful Elmont, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2025. (Dennis Schneidler/Imagn Images)

Palmieri passed to Jonathan Drouin, who dropped it onto the instrumentality of Emil Heineman, who wristed location a extremity to marque it 3-1 disconnected Palmieri’s nifty steal. After making the pass, Palmieri went consecutive to the seat and hobbled to the locker country with the assistance of a trainer. 

The Islanders announced Saturday that Palmieri tore the ACL successful his near genu and is retired six to 8 months, making Palmieri’s assistance adjacent much impressive. 

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New York Islanders halfway Kyle Palmieri falls to the crystal with an wounded against the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2nd play astatine UBS Arena successful Elmont, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2025. (Dennis Schneidler/Imagn Images)

Palmieri’s streak of 223 consecutive games played volition extremity erstwhile the Islanders play the Washington Capitals Sunday. Palmieri’s consecutive games streak was 90 much than immoderate different existent Islanders player. 

In 25 games, Palmieri had six goals and 12 assists for 18 points. 

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The New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) celebrates aft scoring a extremity during the shootout against the Seattle Kraken successful Elmont, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)

The Islanders are 13-9-3 this play and are successful the hunt for a wild-card position. Losing Palmieri for an extended play is simply a crushing stroke to what is already an injured apical six guardant group. 

Mat Barzal and Max Shabanov didn’t signifier connected Saturday, but some are expected to play connected Sunday. 

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