Streit and Okposo out tonight, Isles Recall Five from Sound Tigers

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK (TICKER) —The New York Islanders added five players Saturday, recalling defenseman Jamie Fraser, left wings Mitch Fritz and Jesse Joensuu, center Mike Iggulden and right wing Joel Rechlicz from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League.

Signed as a free agent in December 2006, the 23-year-old Fraser is expected to make his NHL debut Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 6-1, 200-pound native of Sarnia, Ontario has recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 63 games with Bridgeport this season.

Fritz, 28, got his first taste of the NHL earlier this season, registering 33 penalty minutes in 16 games. The 6-8, 258-pounder from Osoyoos, British Columbia, who was signed as a free agent on July 3, also has notched two assists and 58 penalty minutes in 36 contests with the Sound Tigers.

A second-round pick in 2006, the 21-year-old Joensuu scored one goal in four games with New York this campaign, his first in the league. The 6-4, 207-pound Finn also has amassed 19 tallies, 36 points and a team-leading plus-21 rating in 68 contests with Bridgeport.

Iggulden, 26, collected a goal and four assists in nine games with the Islanders earlier this season after being signed as a free agent on July 3. The 6-3, 215-pound native of St. Catharines, Ontario currently leads the Sound Tigers with 60 points - including 23 goals - in 69 contests.

The 21-year-old Rechlicz has appeared in 12 games with New York this campaign, registering one assist and 44 penalty minutes. Signed as a free agent on May 6, the 6-4, 220-pounder from Brookfield, Wisconsin also has notched 12 penalty minutes in four games with Bridgeport as well as one assist and 110 penalty minutes in 45 contests with Utah of the ECHL.

Bergenheim 3, Devils 3; Trent Hunter out for the year

Don't look now, Islanders fans, but in the last twelve home games, the boys are 8-2-2!

Great, fun, hope-filled game last night. The Isles beat Marty Brodeur and the Devils 7-3. Sean Bergenheim had a hat trick--and scored a near-improbable empty-netter with less than a second left to send the fans who stayed to the very end of the game home hatless.

Radek Martinek, Kyle Okposo, Jeff Tambellini and Blake Comeau also scored for the Islanders as Devils coach Brent Sutter had to yank Brodeur, who remains three wins shy of Patrick Roy’s record of 551.

Latest Bridgeport call-up Mike Iggulden had two assists in his first NHL game as an Islander.

We've said it before but it bears repeating: these kids play for each other. Howie and Billy talked about it all night and the whole team worked hard to get Bergenheim his hat trick; cheif amongst them Mark Streit.

Not all was rosy though. Trent Hunter fractured his ankle in the game, and will miss the rest of the season. Seriosuly, this MASH list is freaking out of control.

Our boys are back this afternoon at three to host the Coyotes.