NHL · New York Islanders · 13:52 ET · via @DailyFaceoff

Oilers forward Isaac Howard out week-to-week with lower-body injury

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Mike Babcock said 'He’s going to be out a couple weeks, I think. But it’s nothing. It’s not a big deal.'

Tyler Kuehl of Daily Faceoff reports that forward Isaac Howard is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Head coach Mike Babcock considers Howard week-to-week but expects him to return in a couple of weeks. Howard sustained the injury following a knee-on-knee hit from during Saturday's game against the .

Howard misses the remainder of the team's road trip, concludes Tuesday against the . The then host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.