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Matt Carle made eye contact and slipped into the slot just as Patrick Marleau delivered a crisp pass into the middle. Two games, two goals for the quiet rookie defenseman. Carle and Christian Ehrhoff both scored in the first period and the San Jose Sharks beat the New York Islanders 2-0 Saturday night.

Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan better start working on an encore. If it's anything like their Broadway debut together, the New York Rangers are bound to be a smashing hit. Jagr took over the coveted captain's "C" before the game, and then made his mark in the first minute of the new season. His stunning goal just 29 seconds after the opening faceoff rocked Madison Square Garden and sparked his...

Phoenix Coyotes center Steven Reinprecht had five points and four stitches Thursday night. "Maybe next time I'll go for six or seven stitches," Reinprecht, who had a goal and four assists, said after the Coyotes opened their 10th season in the desert with a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders. Reinprecht required the stitches above his lip after being hit by a stick.

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - SportsTicker recently obstructed New York Islanders defenseman Chris Campoli and held him long enough to ask the following questions:

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - SportsTicker recently obstructed New York Islanders left wing Chris Simon and held him long enough to ask the following questions:

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - SportsTicker recently obstructed New York Islanders defenseman Tom Poti and held him long enough to ask the following questions:

Alexei Yashin had a goal and assist for the second straight night, and Rick DiPietro was perfect in a cameo appearance in his old stomping grounds as the New York Islanders finished the exhibition schedule with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Yashin, who contributed on both goals Friday in a 2-1 home win against the New York Rangers, did the trick again.

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - Mike Dunham is about to join an exclusive group.

The New York Islanders signed Mike Dunham to a one-year contract Friday, ending their search for a backup goalie to replace new general manager Garth Snow. Dunham made the team after joining the Islanders in training camp as a non-roster invitee. The nine-year NHL veteran played in New York's first three preseason games and was in uniform again Friday when the Islanders faced the New York Rangers,...

Jason Blake scored two of the New York Islanders' four third-period goals, rallying them past the New York Rangers 5-2 Monday night in the first preseason matchup between the local rivals. Blake fired a slap shot from above the right circle during a power play, snapping a 2-2 tie forged just moments earlier on the gritty forward's first goal of the exhibition season for the Islanders (1-2).

Tyler Redenbach beat Mike Dunham on Boston's first shot of the game and the Bruins went on to beat the New York Islanders for the second straight night, winning 3-2 in exhibition play Saturday night. Glen Murray and Jonathan Sigalet also scored for the Bruins (4-1-0), coming off a 5-1 victory over the Islanders on Friday night in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Rick DiPietro and Ted Nolan got off to rough starts Friday night in the New York Islanders' first exhibition game of the season. DiPietro allowed three goals on 14 shots in 33 minutes in his first game since signing a $67.5 million, 15-year contract, while Nolan was behind the bench in the NHL for the first time in nine years as the Islanders fell 5-1 to the Boston Bruins.

The New York Islanders signed Viktor Kozlov to a one-year, $865,000 contract Wednesday. The forward had 12 goals and 13 assists in 69 games with New Jersey last season. "Viktor brings a lot to the table," Islanders general manager Garth Snow said. "He can be a center or wing on any of our top three lines and be solid in all zones.

A day after rocking the hockey world by giving goaltender Rick DiPietro a landmark 15-year deal, the New York Islanders conducted some normal business.

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - Rick DiPietro received his 25th birthday present a week early.

Rick DiPietro wasted little time in signing his landmark contract. The quick way things change around the New York Islanders, it was as though he didn't want to give anyone a chance to take it away. One week shy of his 25th birthday, the brash goalie from New England grabbed a pen and confidently inked his name to a record-long, 15-year deal that will pay him $4.5 million each season until 2021,...

KRASNANY, Slovakia (Ticker) - Stefan Blaho, a 2003 fourth-round pick of the New York Islanders, was killed Tuesday night in an automobile accident, according to a pair of internet reports. He was 21.

Add Sean Hill to the ever-changing New York Islanders' defense corps. Hill, who spent last season with the Florida Panthers after a three-year stint with Carolina, received a one-year deal worth $600,000 from the Islanders on Tuesday. He joins a revamped blue line that also added hard-hitting Brendan Witt and offensive-minded Tom Poti earlier in the free-agent signing period.

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) - The New York Islanders added a veteran presence to their blue line Tuesday, agreeing to terms with defenseman Sean Hill on a one-year contract.