Islanders draft pick victim of one of scariest hits you’ll see

A big Islanders scare, before he’s even an Islander.

Ruslan Iskhakov, a UConn freshman forward who was the Isles’ second-round pick in June, was flattened by a hit in a game against Quinnipiac on Tuesday night. The Huskies said he would be OK, but it didn’t immediately look like that in the third period.

The 5-foot-7 lefty from Russia, picked No. 43 by the Islanders, skated into Quinnipiac’s zone and was immediately put on his back by a vicious hit. As he lay on the ice, the 18-year-old did not show signs of movement, and he had to be stretchered off.

“Ruslan Iskhakov was transported to the hospital from the arena during last night’s game at Quinnipiac for precautionary reasons,” said the school’s statement released to a UConn blog. “All tests were normal and he was released from the hospital. He is currently back on campus in Storrs and is doing well. He will be evaluated on a game-by-game basis with no timetable set for a return.”