Cholowsli was put on waivers by the Islanders on Thursday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Islanders have four defensemen on injured reserve, including Scott Mayfield (lower body), Ryan Pulock (upper body),

The Stars scored two power-play goals after Casey Cizikas drew a match penalty. Anthony Duclair's goal midway through the third period pulled the Islanders within 4-3, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau's apparent tying goal was waved off for goalie interference.

Defenseman Adam Boqvist is drawing back into the New York Islanders lineup on Tuesday night, returning after sitting out Sunday’s game as a healthy scratch. Scott Mayfield will come out of the lineup in a corresponding move.

The New York Islanders waived Dennis Cholowski on Thursday afternoon. Cholowski, 27, played 33 games this season, recording three goals and 10 points. The move had been widely anticipated in the wake of Scott Mayfield and Ryan Pulock’s return to practice.

New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy is scratching veteran defenseman Scott Mayfield against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

The Islanders are seven points from a playoff spot. They are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With 25 games to go and an increasing number of points and teams to overcome, that is all the discussion one needs to have.

The Islanders have been without defenseman Noah Dobson for nine consecutive games, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.

The New York Islanders, fresh off a humiliating defeat against the New York Rangers, practiced Wednesday afternoon at Northwell Health Ice Center. After a lazy defensive effort, the team came out slow and unenthused about practice.

Jonny Brodzinski notched two goals and an assist in leading the Rangers to a 5-1 stomping over the Islanders on Tuesday night at UBS Arena.