Last game: 2-1 loss at New Jersey, October 10

Streak: Lost 1

Next game: vs. St. Louis, October 11

With their 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday, the 
Islanders have dropped five of their last seven regular-season 
openers. ... G Rick DiPietro did not play on Friday because the 
team feels he is not ready to play consecutive games while 
recovering from hip surgery last season.  He will start in goal 
on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues. ... C Josh Bailey, who 
was the team's first-round - ninth overall - pick in the 2008 
draft, was a healthy scratch on Friday. ... Coach Scott Gordon 
was unsuccessful in his debut with the Islanders. ... D Mark 
Streit recorded an assist in his first game with New York.  The 
30-year-old Streit notched 25 goals and 84 assists over the last
three seasons with the Montreal Canadiens.