<p>&nbsp;Swiss winger Nino Niederreiter. Passed over both defensemen Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley. Definitely a bit of a surprise.</p>

Swiss winger Nino Niederreiter. Passed over both defensemen Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley. Definitely a bit of a surprise.

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Injuries to Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat have made finding trios that work an imperfect science.

Roy's shifting of Isles' lines a matter of necessity

Goalie David Rittich lost his sixth straight against his first NHL team as the Flames improved to 9-0-2 over the Islanders dating to the 2018-19 season.

Islanders, Rittich just can't find a way to beat Flames

Islanders GM Mathieu Darche said the injured Bo Horvat won't join the team for the remainder of the road trip.

Isles getting by without Horvat due to the play of Sorokin, defense

Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal with 6:18 left in the third period and Ilya Sorokin was key in snapping Connor McDavid's point streak at 20 games.

Duclair's third-period goal, Sorokin's 35 saves help Isles blank Oilers

The Edmonton superstar calls Adam Pelech a solid defenseman and Matthew Schaefer a special player.

Gross: Oilers' McDavid praises Islanders' Pelech, Schaefer

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We've seen this story before with a big-name acquisition joining a New York football team. Giants fans hope this one goes better than the Jets and Aaron Rodgers.

Harbaugh brings Giant expectations

Former first-round pick finally scored on Saturday

Rangers' Othmann hopes first NHL goal will turn things around

The Jets should take a quarterback in the upcoming draft, but will it be at No. 2?

Jets' top quarterback options for the 2026 season

In his fourth year on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, Beltran was polling at 89.2% of the publicly announced ballots as of Sunday.

Rieber: Former Met Beltran almost certain to get call to the Hall

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed, takes us to the only place on Long Island where they grow orchids.

Out East: Orchids at Bianchi-Davis Greenhouse

A storm brought a wintry mix of rain and snow to the region. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Winter storm brings snow to LI 

The soft-serve ice cream dipped in melted butter and sprinkled with salt has gone viral.

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Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.

Despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers, LI police forces still overwhelmingly white

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano gets a sneak peek of "The Diplomat" Tour, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at all the places at Planting Fields Arboretum where the Netflix thriller's season 3 finale was shot.

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NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger takes a look at some of the reasons behind the decline in family-owned hardware stores on Long Island.

Declining number of family owned hardware stores

Newsday's food team tasted and ranked sheet cakes from eight supermarkets on Long Island.

The great grocery store sheet cake taste test 

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LI Works: A wizard at fixing pinball machines

Newsday's third annual Cheer Fest was held at Hofstra University on Sunday. Participants spoke about the thrill of competing and watching teams from other divisions. Newsday's Jared Valluzzi has more.

Energy, pride and school spirit: Newsday's 3rd annual Cheer Fest

Doug DeFeo, a volunteer with the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, says it's important to him to give back to the environment as well as the individual lives of people.

Volunteers of Long Island: New York Marine Rescue Center

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