The NHL suspended a player for the first time this season on Friday, handing him a one-game ban for cross-checking an opponent.

The additions of No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer, Drouin, Shabanov, Heineman and a healthy Duclair and Mathew Barzal allow the Islanders to play with much better pace than last season. Kyle Palmieri and Horvat, too, were noticeable in how well they skated.

A New York Islanders forward was suspended and fined by the NHL for cross-checking a Pittsburgh Penguins player on Thursday night.

The New York Islanders' brand new forward Jonathan Drouin has received the NHL's first suspension of the year after an illegal cross check.

Jonathan Drouin is on his fourth NHL team, the New York Islanders, and he’ll want to make a good impression there. Even though he’s signed a two-year, $4 million-a-season contract, he’ll want to get some big minutes,

PITTSBURGH — It didn’t take long for Matthew Schaefer to get on the scoreboard. The 18-year-old became the youngest player in history to record an NHL point in his debut just 12:02 into the Islanders’ opener Thursday night, feeding Jonathan Drouin for the Islanders’ first goal of the season.