Rick DiPietro will make his first start in goal for...

Rick DiPietro will make his first start in goal for Islanders in more than a year tonight in Dallas. (File photo, 2008) Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill

 An Islanders spokesperson just confirmed that Rick DiPietro will get the start tonight against Dallas.

This will be DiPietro's first start in over a year. His last game in Dallas was Nov. 15, 2006, a shutout in which he turned away 35 shots.

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