The New York Islanders have been a middle-of-the-pack team so far this season. While the team is 7-5-2, the Islanders have been without multiple players, including Mathew Barzal and Matias Maccelli.

Now, as the team prepared to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, three of the injured players returned to the ice for the morning skate.

Barzal and Maccelli, along with blueliner Ryan Pulock, were back on the ice on Thursday, all of them wearing a red non-contact jersey.

Barzal was on the ice for the first time this season as he returns from left knee inflammation. He has played his entire career with the Islanders after being drafted in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the franchise. He has played 611 games with the team, scoring 153 goals while adding 381 assists. Last year, he played in 81 games, scoring 19 goals with 53 assists, leading the team in points.

Maccelli has not been on the ice since being hurt against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 17. He has been dealing with a lower-body injury. Maccelli is in his first season with the Islanders, after spending last year with the Maple Leafs. He has played in eight games with two goals and four assists.

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Finally, Pulock was injured against the Minnesota Wild on October 29, and it was declared that he would miss two to four weeks at the time. He has also spent his entire career with the Islanders after being drafted in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft by the team. He has played in 649 games with the team, amassing 56 goals with 185 assists. This year, he has played in 13 games with one assist.

There is no change to the timeline for the three members of the Islanders to return to the lineup. The Islanders host the Hurricanes on Thursday night with puck drop at 7 pm ET.