Cal reminds me of Ove minus all the points, and he very well could be a big point getter if he was up on 2nd or 1st line.

Other than getting run over by Derek Boogaard, few things are feared more by NHL players these days than concussions or swine flu.

Christmas - will come early for Kyle Okposo . His welcome home party was scheduled to start last night when the Islanders arrived in St.

When you looked at the Islanders' 2009-2010 season schedule at the beginning of the year, the seven-game road trip that covered a huge chunk of the month of November simply jumped off the pages.

P.A. Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders watch live hockey >> Watch live stream Florida Panthers VS New York Islanders NHL, United States of America Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:00 PM ET Last 10 matches: New York 6-2-2; Florida 4-5-1 Okposo came back faster than expected from the H1N1 virus to get the OT winner at Carolina on Friday.

Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 seconds left in overtime on Friday night, and the rookie John Tavares had his first two-goal game to help the visiting Islanders defeat the Carolina Hurricanes , 4-3. Carolina is winless in 14 games.

Nathan Horton's wrist shot beat Dwayne Roloson in the fourth shootout round to lift the Florida Panthers past the New York Islanders 5-4 on Saturday night.

N.Y. ISLANDERS 4, CAROLINA 3 : Former Gopher Kyle Okposo scored the winner off a turnover with 14.4 seconds left in overtime for the Islanders on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C. No.

Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 second left in overtime, and John Tavares had the first two-goal game to help the New York Islanders beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night, extending the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games.

Just in time for a seven-game road trip, Kyle Okposo became the second Islander to come down with swine flu.

Kyle Okposo of the New York Islanders makes a pass in the third period against the Washington Captials at the Verizon Center.

Through 60 minutes, the latest Next One was one of the best players on the ice but couldn't crack the score sheet.

Kyle Okposo #21 of the New York Islanders controls the puck against Travis Zajac #19 of the New Jersey Devils .

Jeff Tambellini #15 of the New York Islanders celebrates after assisting on a goal during the first period of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings.

Sabres goalie Ryan Miller deflects the puck as the Islanders' Nate Thompson looks to connect on the rebound.

The Islanders' beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 win over the on Monday. Brendan Witt was already having the game of his life when chants of his name echoed around Nassau Coliseum .

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Ryan Callahan, right, being hit by the Islanders' Radek Martinek during the Rangers' 3-1 loss Wednesday night at Nassau Coliseum.

Mark Streit's shot 53 seconds into overtime sent the New York Islanders over Washington, 4-3, at Verizon Center.