Islanders’ Bo Horvat returns to lineup after five-game absence
New York Islanders’ head coach Patrick Roy announced Saturday that forward Bo Horvat is back in the lineup for their game against the New York Rangers.
Bo Horvat is back tonight for the Isles, per Roy.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) December 27, 2025
The team also announced that goaltender Ilya Sorokin has been placed on injured reserve (IR), retroactive to Dec. 20. Marcus Hogberg has been recalled on an emergency basis from their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders.
#Isles Transactions: Ilya Sorokin has been placed on IR (retroactive to 12/20/25). Marcus Hogberg has been recalled on emergency from Bridgeport.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) December 27, 2025
Horvat has been out since Dec. 11 after sustaining an injury during their game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Through 32 games, Horvat has 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points. Now in his fourth season with the Islanders, Horvat has 87 goals and 85 assists for 172 points in 224 regular-season games.
Now in his 12th NHL season, Horvat, a native of London, Ont., has 288 goals and 304 assists for 592 points in 845 regular-season games with the Islanders and Vancouver Canucks.
During that time, Horvat has three 30-goal seasons and seven 50-point campaigns.
As for Sorokin, the 30-year-old netminder is 12-10-2 with a .910 save percentage (SV%) with a 2.55 goals against average (GAA) and three shutouts in 24 appearances.
Now in his sixth NHL season, Sorokin, a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, is 137-99-38 in 277 career appearances. His best season was in 2022-23, when in 62 games he went 31-22-7 with a .924 SV% and 2.34 GAA.
He is also 6-6 in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games, where he’s recorded a .919 SV% and 2.83 GAA.
The Islanders are 20-13-4 with 44 points in 37 games through 2025-26. New York is third in the Metropolitan Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference.