Islanders’ Alexander Romanov returns to lineup from upper-body injury
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Islanders’ Alexander Romanov returns to lineup from upper-body injury

CALGARY, Alberta — The Islanders finally took the first big step toward getting whole again Tuesday as Alexander Romanov returned from an upper-body injury to play his first game in more than two weeks against the Flames. Romanov had been building toward a return from an upper-body injury throughout this…

Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren sheds face shield after preseason surgery
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Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren sheds face shield after preseason surgery

For the first time since undergoing jaw surgery in the preseason, Ryan Lindgren shed the bubble helmet for practice on Saturday.  “You kind of got used to it,” Lindgren told The Post before the Rangers departed for Seattle to begin their first four-game road trip of the season. “But it’s…

Alexander Romanov’s return to Islanders practice isn’t all positive news
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Alexander Romanov’s return to Islanders practice isn’t all positive news

EDMONTON, Alberta — The good news for the Islanders is that Alexander Romanov returned to practice Monday, a positive sign that the defenseman will be back from an upper-body injury sooner rather than later. The bad news is that his return will not come in time for Tuesday night’s match…