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NHL: VAN @ DAL New Jersey Devils goaltender Yann Danis, right, stops a shot by New York Islanders' Josh Bailey during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov.

Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night.

Yann Danis, making his second start of the season for New Jersey, finished with 23 saves against his former team, as the Devils edged the New York Islanders, 2-1, in an Atlantic Division battle at Prudential Center.

Shot missed by Chris Butler, Wide of Net 12:23 -1 Jochen Hecht shot blocked by Mark Streit 11:54 -1 Takeaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone 11:34 -1 Jason Pominville credited with hit on Brendan Witt in neutral zone 11:10 -1 Takeaway by Jack Hillen in defensive zone 10:43 -1 Matt Ellis won faceoff against Josh Bailey in defensive zone 10:43 -1 ...

Martin Biron wore a hard hat and a grin after a big night of milestones for the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders have quickly become experts at playing overtime. On Friday night, they became the first NHL team to play seven overtime games before Nov.

Streit gives Islanders OT win New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen , of Denmark, celebrates his goal with teammate Sean Bergenheim against the Washington Capitals during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Oct.

New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon chose John Tavares to go third in the shootout to see how the No.

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.

"It's been tough," Nielsen said. "I am happy to be back now and hopefully I won't feel too rusty out there." Scott Gordon said he hoped Nielsen, who centered Sean Bergenheim and Kyle Okposo on the Islanders ' second line, would bring some offense with his addition to the lineup.

Frans Nielsen missed the Islanders' first six games -- and much of training camp -- with a knee injury, so he has a different perspective on the team's winless start to the season.

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

While four games into an 82 game season certainly doesn't present us with enough hockey to make much of a long-term evaluation of the Islanders, it has provided a glimpse of what some of the more glaring weaknesses are for a team that has suffered four tough one-goal loses to open the season.

Andrew Ference #21 of the Boston Bruins shoves Sean Bergenheim #20 of the New York Islanders.

In his career, he had taken 13 bids, and scored on just two. It was an aberration for a guy with the skills and creativity of Savard, and even coach Claude Julien wondered what was up.

Fisher leads Sens to victory Sean Bergenheim of the New York Islanders tries to get his stick on a loose puck as goaltender Pascal Leclaire and Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators defend during a game at Scotiabank Place on October 8, 2009, in Ottawa.

SEPTEMBER 16: Doug Weight #93 of the New York Islanders skates against the Edmonton Oilers on September 16, 2009 at Rexall Place in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada .

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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.

New York Islanders' John Tavares brings the puck up ice as Islanders' Sean Bergenheim, left, New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac and Cory Murphy trail the play during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game Tuesday, Sept.