The New York Islanders are riddled by injuries on the blue line and have called up reinforcements.

The club announced Wednesday that defenseman Griffin Reinhart has been recalled on an emergency basis from the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Subsequently, Johnny Boychuk has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 27 due to a lower-body issue.

A first-round pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Reinhart recorded two goals and six assists in 15 AHL games this season and appeared in three games for the Islanders earlier this season.

Lubomir Visnovsky was also placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.