Travis Hamonic suffered a sprained ankle in the third period of the Islanders' 5-4 overtime loss to Winnipeg on Sunday night. His status is uncertain pending further evaluation, but he isn't expected to play on Tuesday and might be sidelined longer than that. The good news is that his ankle appears to have avoided a serious sprain. Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald form New York's shutdown defense pair, so his loss would leave a sizable hole on the team's back end. The 22-year-old blueliner is averaging just over 24 minutes of ice time, while posting three points and 14 hits in five games.