Matias Maccelli and Ryan Pulock return for Islanders against Kings

The New York Islanders will have Matias Maccelli and Ryan Pulock back in the lineup against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. Coach Pete DeBoer said JG Pageau will miss the game and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Maccelli has missed nine games since he suffered a lower-body injury against Toronto on Oct. 17. The forward had six points in eight games before the injury and worked with the Islanders’ first power-play unit at Thursday’s morning skate.

Pulock has missed four games since he suffered an upper-body injury against Minnesota on Oct. 29. Pageau had played in each of New York’s first 17 games.