The two new defensemen seem to fit in like a glove in a very small sample size. Their ability to see the ice and help the transition games by skating with the puck or moving the puck up the ice with stretch passes fits head coach Patrick Roy 's M.O. to a tee. Both can play quarterback on the power play, a skill the Islanders desperately need.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

New York announced on Monday afternoon that they have acquired Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues: While Pulock is a big-body right-shot defenseman, Pernovich is a 5-10 left-handed defenseman.

The New York Islanders made another addition to their blue line Monday, acquiring defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 draft.

They filled one of those holes Friday by signing Tony DeAngelo after he had a falling ... acquiring 26-year-old defender Scott Perunovich from St. Louis for a conditional fifth-round pick in ...

looks to pass the puck as St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist (70) pressures him in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.(Tony Gutierrez / AP) The Dallas ...

The Islanders acquired defenseman Scott Perunovich from the Blues on Monday in exchange for a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick, both clubs announced. Perunovich, 26, slots into the Islanders’ blue line after righty Ryan Pulock landed on injured reserve early Monday.

Tony Esposito, 423 wins Esposito played from ... including stints with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers.

ST. LOUIS, MO - The St. Louis Blues Alumni are hosting the second annual Puck Cancer - Second Shift Alumni game on Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Centene Community Center.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row. Colorado is 29-21-2 overall and 7-8-1 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have conceded 164 goals while scoring 169 for a +5 scoring differential.

It took mere seconds into his debut with the Islanders for the importance of having DeAngelo on the right side of the blue line to become all the more important, when Ryan Pulock went down and later joined Noah Dobson on injured reserve .