Often injured DiPietro likely gone for year (Yahoo! Sports)

If there was an NHL version of the legendary board game "Operation," New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro's face would be on it. Another year basically has come and gone for the always injured former All-Star, who is not likely to play again this season after...

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Another surgery has Islanders’ DiPietro feeling ‘bionic’ (Yahoo! Sports)

Rick DiPietro's contract is worth a lot more than $6 million, but it's easy to see why the oft-injured New York Islanders goalie is comparing himself to the Six Million Dollar Man. DiPietro has yet another surgery scheduled, on Tuesday, this time for a sports hernia...

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Islanders goalie DiPietro to have surgery (AP)

New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro will have surgery to repair a sports hernia, likely sidelining the oft-injured player for most of the rest of the season. The Islanders confirmed Friday night that DiPietro is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday. Newsday first reported the surgery, saying Islanders general manager Garth Snow said the best-case scenario for DiPietro's return was the...

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Sports hernia surgery likely to end Rick DiPietro’s season (Yahoo! Sports)

In what's becoming too regular of an occurrence, New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro will likely miss the rest of the season due to an injury. According to Newsday's Arthur Staple, the 30-year old DiPietro, who's been on injured reserve … Continue reading ?

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Islanders’ Rick DiPietro day-to-day with groin injury (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Islanders left wing Matt Moulson had four goals in the team's 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars...

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Isles’ DiPietro beats Canadiens in relief (AP)

The New York Islanders started the day with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and then they lost their starting goalie in the first period. But Rick DiPietro made sure they didn't lose the most important thing, Thursday night's home game against the Montreal Canadiens. DiPietro made 24 saves in relief of injured starter Evgeni Nabokov, and Matt Moulson scored a key goal in the...

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Pens rally, beat Isles 3-2 in shootout (AP)

Evgeni Malkin was just as surprised as everyone else outside of the Islanders' bench when New York replaced goalie Evgeni Nabokov at the end of overtime. Malkin knew exactly what he was going to do against Rick DiPietro in the shootout, and he allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to extend their recent mastery over the Islanders.

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Puck Previews: Pens, Isles renew hostility; Booth’s debut (Yahoo! Sports)

Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, 7 p.m. ET. Unless you were Rick DiPietro's cheekbones, you probably really enjoyed the 2010-11 season series between the Penguins and Islanders. First, there was that now-legendary goalie fight. Then, nine days later, the … Continue reading ?

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Concussion latest injury to sideline DiPietro (Yahoo! Sports)

A shot to the mask of New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro in practice earlier in the week resulted in a concussion for the oft-injured player, the team announced Friday. DiPietro underwent tests Thursday after teammate Brian Rolston's shot in practice Wednesday hit...

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Islanders’ DiPietro out again with concussion (The Canadian Press)

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is out with a concussion again — the latest in an array of injuries — and there is no timetable for his return.

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