NHL star plays through ACL tear, makes remarkable play to set up goal

Play continued as Palmieri gathered himself, and eventually the puck made its way back toward the Flyers' zone, where Palmieri was injured. As he skated to the team's bench, he sneaked behind an unsuspecting Flyers defenseman and stole the puck. 

Palmieri passed to Jonathan Drouin, who dropped it onto the stick of Emil Heineman, who wristed home a goal to make it 3-1 off Palmieri's nifty steal. After making the pass, Palmieri went straight to the bench and hobbled to the locker room with the help of a trainer. 

In 25 games, Palmieri had six goals and 12 assists for 18 points. 

The Islanders are 13-9-3 this season and are in the hunt for a wild-card position. Losing Palmieri for an extended period is a crushing blow to what is already an injured top six forward group. 

Mat Barzal and Max Shabanov didn't practice on Saturday, but both are expected to play on Sunday.