Whether Kevin Poulin is the Islanders' thumb-in-the-dike answer for the sometimes rising tide of opponents' scoring hardly is clear. But Tuesday night, the 23-year-old goalie backed up his recent ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Kevin Poulin played well enough in Raleigh on Tuesday to earn the start Saturday night, but there was the small matter of the second half of this weekend's back-to-back in Montreal ...

New York Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin looks over the ice during the third period of the NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Uniondale, New York. The Devils beat ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP)-- The New York Islanders took a lead into the third period against the struggling Winnipeg Jets and finished strong for an important win. Frans Nielsen scored the go-ahead goal ...

BRIDGEPORT -- The longer Saturday's opening-night game went, the more this year's Kevin Poulin looked like last year's Kevin Poulin. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers goalie had an exceptional first half ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro has cleared waivers and been assigned to Bridgeport, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate. In announcing the move on Saturday before ...

Kevin Poulin's sigh of relief and wide smile summarized the game for the New York Islanders after they stymied the Nashville Predators to end a four-game skid. Poulin made 32 saves to back the scoring ...

New York Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin looks over the ice during the third period of the NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Uniondale, New York. The Devils beat ...

BRIDGEPORT -- If Kevin Poulin had a chance Wednesday, he stopped the puck. Forget about that: There were a few where he shouldn't have had a chance and he still denied the Providence Bruins. Jamie ...