Patrick Roy dropped a cold truth about replacing Alexander Romanov on the Islanders' blue line. Adam Boqvist will play Friday ...

“Never meant to do that, never done that my whole career,” Rantanen said. “I’ve played hard but never tried to be dirty on purpose. Unfortunate moment, but never meant to do it. “I’ve never done it if ...

The point is, Darche and coach Patrick Roy are still trying to figure out how to replace Alexander Romanov, out for the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov will be out for five to six months following surgery on his right shoulder, the team said Sunday. The injury to the 25-year-old Romanov ...

Alexander Romanov will miss five to six months and have right shoulder surgery after Mikko Rantanen’s hit last Tuesday, the Islanders announced. That was expected after Romanov went down in a heap ...

Patrick Roy was not happy with Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen, who received a game misconduct for boarding Islanders defenseman ...

To understand how the Islanders have made it through the past two weeks with their defense thriving instead of self-combusting — suffering injury after injury but still helping anchor a seven-game ...

As well as Alexander Romanov had played over the first six games, there had not been all that much reason to talk about the defenseman in his third season with the Islanders. It was starting to feel, ...

Alexander Romanov was fiddling with his skate laces Friday afternoon, pulling them tight as he talked about his own confidence. Six weeks ago, at the same spot in the Islanders’ locker room at ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov will be out for five to six ...