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The New York Islanders have announced that captain Doug Weight will miss the rest of the season due to shoulder injuries. The Isles forward has been playing with a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum this season. Brad Kurtzberg has more...

The New York Islanders saw frustrating patterns in their 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins Saturday afternoon at the Nassau Coliseum.  A slow start in a must game against a team they are fighting for a playoff spot.  Most frustrating of all was the result: another loss.

Blake Comeau registered his first NHL hat trick and Dwayne Roloson made 41 saves to lead the Islanders to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the Nassau Coliseum Tuesday night.

The New York Islanders have announced that goalie Rick DiPietro is out indefinitely with swelling and discomfort in his left knee. DP had the knee looked at after Sunday's practice. The good news is that all tests showed the knee to be structurally sound

John Tavares scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Islanders downed the Nashville Predators 4-3 to end their seven-game losing streak.  Mark Streit scored the game-tying goal with just 11.4 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.

The New York Islanders are growing more and more frustrated as they dropped their seventh straight game, a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at the Nassau Coliseum.  Rookie goalie Justin Peters made 34 saves to earn the win in his first NHL start.

Tomas Vokoun made 33 saves and the Panthers got goals from Jordan Leopold and Keith Ballard to shutout the visiting New York Islanders 2-0. David Booth had an assist in his return to action while the Isles dropped their fifth straight game.

Islanders' defenseman Jack Hillen will be out for 6-8 weeks after suffering a broken jaw in Tuesday night's 7-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. The injury took place late in the first period when Hillen took an Alexander Ovechkin shot dead on in the jaw from about 20 feet away.

Bryce Salvador scored the game winner with less than seven minutes left in the third period as the New Jersey Devils ended the New York Islanders' six-game home winning streak with a 4-2 win at the Nassau Coliseum.  Zach Parise scored twice while Travis Zajac had 3 assists.

The NHL has suspended Islanders defenseman Andy Sutton for two games as a result of his hit from behind on Pittsburgh's Pascal Dupuis Tuesday night. As a result of the suspension, Sutton will lose $31,088.08.

It was a sweet homecoming for Isles' goalie Rick DiPietro.  Making his first start at the Nassau Coliseum in more than a year, DP made 31 saves to lead the Islanders to a 3-2 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Rick DiPietro made his long awaiting return and played OK but the Dallas Stars got two-point nights from Loui Eriksson and Brad Richards to eke out a 4-3 regulation win over Islanders.

Rick DiPietro is set to serve as the Islanders backup goalie tonight in Colorado--the first time he'll be on the Isles' active roster in more than a year.  So far, Garth Snow and the Isles' organization deserve high marks for the way they've handled DP's return.

The New York Islanders played great defense for two periods and held off a third period surge by the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to earn a 3-1 win Wednesday night at the Nassau Coliseum.  John Tavares scored the game winner while Blake Comeau had a goal and an assist for the Isles.