New York Islanders Aaron Johnson (2) skates past New York Rangers Marcel Hossa during the first period of their preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
New York Islanders Rusian Fedotenko (89) and New York Rangers Artem Anisimov (65) battle for the puck during the first period of their preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
New York Islanders' Miroslav Satan, of Slovakia, battles for the puck with New York Rangers' Brendan Shanahan during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) and New York Rangers goalie Al Montoya fight as Islanders' Freddy Meyer, Rangers' Blair Betts and referee Dean Warren look on during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
New York Islanders Ruslan Fedotenko (26) puts the puck under New York Rangers goalie Miika Wiikman as Thomas Pock, right, moves in for a rebound during the second period of their preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
New York Islanders and New York Rangers players fight during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders won 5-4. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)