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• Islanders' Andrew MacDonald is on the mend after breaking hand in playoffs

  MacDonald is headed home to Nova Scotia this week, but he'll be back in three weeks to have a metal rod removed from his broken left hand.MacDonald took Douglas Murray's shot off the back of his hand in Game 4, an injury that the Isles had trouble overcoming."I   Read more »

• Islanders defense adjusts with loss of Andrew MacDonald

  was a pretty stringent adjustment period for the remaining Islanders defensemen in Game 5, their first without Andrew MacDonald. Brian Strait took MacDonald's spot on the top defense pair with Travis Hamonic and acquitted himself decently in the 4-0 loss,   Read more »

• Brian Strait, Mark Streit likely to skate alongside Travis Hamonic on first-line defense

  -- Jack Capuano wouldn't say who will play on the top defensive pair with Travis Hamonic in place of Andrew MacDonald, who is out for the remainder of the postseason with a broken hand. That spot most likely will go to either Brian Strait or Mark Streit. If   Read more »

• John Tavares leads Islanders over Maple Leafs, 5-3

  only to find themselves behind by two goals soon after that expired.Jack Capuano wanted to get Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald on against the Leafs ' Kessel, but Toronto coach Randy Carlyle was up to the chess match. After the Isles' power plays concluded   Read more »

• Islanders still in good shape to make playoffs

  in their own hands, beginning with Tuesday's visit by the last-place Panthers."We've got to keep our eyes on the prize here," Andrew MacDonald said Saturday night, sitting in a locker room that had plenty of unhappy faces but not defeated ones. "We've done   Read more »

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• Isles' MacDonald (Hand) To Miss Six-To-Eight Weeks

  : Andrew MacDonald underwent surgery on his broken hand and is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. (Updated 5/10/13) The injury will keep Andrew MacDonald out for the rest of the postseason, further dimming the Isl   from CBS Sports Read more »

• Isles blanked by Vokoun, Pens in Game 5

  PITTSBURGH — This is not every other time the Islanders have been pushed against a wall, because this time if they can’t push back, it all ends. This season that has been a franchise revitalization is now on the brink of extermination, a 4-0 Game 5 loss   from New York Post Read more »

• MacDonald likely to have surgery on left hand

  PITTSBURGH — Islanders defenseman Andrew MacDonald met with doctors yesterday and most likely will require surgery on his left hand, keeping him out 6-8 weeks, two sources told The Post. MacDonald sustained the broken hand in the second period of the Isl   from New York Post Read more »

• John Toperzer: Game Night: What can we expect from the Pens in Game 5?

  Pens-Isles comes down to best of three matchup beginning Thursday Follow @JohnToperzer -- What does losing defenseman Andrew MacDonald – Newsday reported he has a broken hand and will miss the rest of the playoffs -- mean to the Islanders? MacDonald led   from Hockey Buzz Read more »

• Series With Penguins Puts Pressure on Defense, but Isles Haven’t Cracked

  Kathy Willens/Associated Press Mark Streit, right, defending against the Penguins’ Paul Martin on Tuesday, when a 6-4 come-from-behind victory by the Islanders tied the series at 2-2. Stifling the offensive arsenal of the Pittsburgh Penguins is a challen   from The New York Times Read more »