The New York Islanders will be welcoming back Noah Dobson to the lineup on Thursday evening against the Boston Bruins.

The Islanders have been without defenseman Noah Dobson for nine consecutive games, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Patrick Roy's team is likely heading towards a rebuild, and unless Lou Lamoriello prefers to reset his lineup, Noah Dobson won't be very useful to them in the upcoming seasons.

Barring any last-minute setbacks, Noah Dobson looks ready to come off long-term injured reserve and into the Islanders lineup against the Bruins.

The Islanders are officially activating defenseman Noah Dobson from long-term injured reserve ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Boston Bruins.

The New York Islanders have played 10 straight games without their star defenseman Noah Dobson. Dobson, 25, struggled to start the year but looked much improved before his injury.

If the New York Islanders want to activate defenseman Noah Dobson out of long-term injured reserve before their game against the New York Rangers, they need to have a roster spot available.

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson is expected to make his return to the lineup Thursday versus the Boston Bruins after missing the past 11 games due to an upper-body injury, Islanders head coach Patrick Roy confirmed Wednesday per Andrew Gross of New York Newsday.

Noah Dobson joined the New York Islanders practice on Saturday, skating in an official capacity with the team for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on Jan. 20, which sidelined him for nine games before the break.

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The New York Islanders (25-25-7) visit the Boston Bruins (27-24-8) in TD Garden tonight. The puck drops just after 7 o’clock. Both teams enter on the back of two humiliating losses. The New York Rangers laid a proper smackdown on the Islanders in UBS Arena on Tuesday night,