Islanders starting to get some injured players back on ice

The 4 Nations break proved fruitful for an Islanders squad that was as banged-up as it gets going into the layoff.Scott Mayfield, who suffered a suspected right leg injury a little over two weeks ago, was a full-contact participant in Tuesday’s practice and said he expects to play when the season resumes Sunday against the Stars.Ryan Pulock also participated in an orange non-contact jersey while Hudson Fasching — who joined the team in Winnipeg and Minnesota before the break but didn’t get a chance to take part in a full skate — was a full participant.“Whenever you miss time, when you start feeling better and able to join the team again, it’s a good feeling,” Mayfield told The Post.“The timing of it, with the time off and everything, helped.

I feel good.”The injury situation on Long Island still is far from perfect.Noah Dobson, Mat Barzal, Semyon Varlamov, Marcus Högbeg and Mike Reilly were not seen Tuesday as that group recovers from its respective injuries.

Coach Patrick Roy did not offer any updates.Regarding Mayfield and Pulock, Roy declined to say much of substance.“It was nice to see them on the ice today,” the coach said.“I thought they looked good, but we’ll see how the week progresses.

I’m sure we’ll make some decisions at the time.”Mayfield, asked if he would be ready to play, answered with a direct, “Yes.” Sign up for Inside the Nets by Brian Lewis, exclusively on Sports+.Please provide a valid email address.

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24 is the only returnee against Dallas, it would be of immeasurable help to the Islanders.The club played its last four games before the break without four of its opening-night defensemen and, essentially, with five functioning D-men in the lineup given that Roy wasn’t willing to give Dennis Cholowski more than ...