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New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is back in action for the first time in nearly a year.

This was the kind of game the Lightning needed. It wasn't perfect by any stretch.

Rick DiPietro has had some disappointing comeback attempts, so it's no surprise he wants to downplay his likely return to game action on Saturday, when he is scheduled to play for the Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.

A lot has been made of the fact that leads have been harder to hold in the last few years.

With Johnny Mitchell on the shelf, the question of who to bring up to the big club to fill his shoes was quickly answered with the name, Christian Hanson.

Frans Nielsen left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Dwayne Roloson #30 of the New York Islanders skates against the Carolina Hurricanes .

John Tavares scored on a rebound with 6:12 left to lift the New York Islanders to a rare come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Penguin will take aim at a fourth straight victory when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum for an afternoon battle between Atlantic Division rivals.The Penguins suffered through a four-game losing streak earlier this month, but the defending Stanley Cup champions responded with five wins in their next six games.

After two lackluster performances over the weekend in losses to Minnesota and St.

Most 40-year-old NHL goaltenders are retired and watching games from the press box, not turning in 58-save performances to steal games for their teams! Dwayne Roloson had arguably one of the best games of his career with a huge performance last night in Toronto.

Scott Hartnell scored from the high slot with 5:27 left, and Brian Boucher made 28 saves in Philadelphia Flyers' 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

If nothing else, the Toronto Maple Leafs are at least getting to experience things they never thought they would see.

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NHL Leafs launch 61 shots at Islanders' goalie, but still lose in overtime TORONTO MICHAEL TRAIKOS Canwest News Service - Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Jason Blake battles for the puck with New York Islanders Tim Jackman and Andy Sutton as Islanders' goalie Dwayne Roloson watches for the loose puck during their NHL game Monday night in ...

When New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow announced during the summer that the team had signed Martin Biron after already signing Dwayne Roloson, red flags when up around franchise goaltender Rick DiPietro.

Dwayne Roloson made 58 saves and Josh Bailey scored in overtime as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. The game wouldn't even have been close if not for the play of Roloson, who is enjoying a resurgent season at age 40.

David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St.

He spent four seasons with the Wild and made a lot of friends. His youngest son was born here, too.

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