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On a day when the Islanders learned that they lost one of their top defenseman for the year, they put on their best offensive performance of the season.

The Islanders have been streaky. They went winless in their first six . But they had won four straight before taking a two-game losing streak into this game, scoring one goal over 120 minutes.

Mark Streit scored 53 seconds into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Thompson's knee-on-knee hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and other antics by Jackman helped wake up the sluggish Caps, and they rallied from a two-goal deficit to fend off the pesky Islanders 3-2 in overtime Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.

Mike Green scored in the third period and set up Brooks Laich's overtime winner to give the Washington Capitals a stirring 3-2 comeback victory over the lowly New York Islanders on Saturday night.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle battles on the ice with New York Islanders' Blake Comeau in a game January.

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang finally responded to a Long Island Press story that surfaced on Wednesday.

Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.

16, Islanders captain Doug Weight played last night for the first time this season, facing Ottawa in the Senators' home opener.

Mike Fisher scored 32 seconds into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

's wingers aren't cursed, though that possibility was not without merit for awhile Saturday night.

16, did not play last night in front of a sellout crowd of 16,250 in the Islanders ' home opener, Coach Scott Gordon said the lack of practice time, not Weight's injury, is the primary concern.

So, what exactly do we have here? With the 2009-2010 season starting Oct. 3, what can we cay about the Islanders? While the pre-season record means little, the cluba TMs time in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has provided at least a peek at what we can expect this season.

Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each recorded a goal and an assist, as the New Jersey Devils topped the Islanders, 4-2, in the preseason finale for both teams.

Dion Phaneuf pleads not guilty to any charges of wrongdoing on the debilitating open-ice bodycheck that sent Kyle Okposo from the Pengrowth Saddledome straight to Foothills Hospital.

Photograph by: Dave Sidaway, Canwest News Service John Tavares will wake up this morning, pad over to the breakfast nook, blow out 19 candles on his flapjacks, and begin preparing for his second-ever appearance in the National Hockey League.

John Tavares assisted on a second-period goal in the New York Islanders' 3-1 preseason win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

There is no shortage of Saskatchewan content at the New York Islanders' training camp.

Theoren Fleury dekes Kevin Poulin for the shootout winner. i i For Theoren Fleury, it was a return 10 years in the making a ' and a triumphant one at that.

It's a second go-round for head coach Scott Gordon and the New York Islanders, which means the learning curve for players isn't as steep as Mount Everest.