Shorthanded Islanders hoping to finally end skid against Penguins

The New York Islanders are in the midst of one of the most challenging season-opening stretches imaginable. But coach Barry Trotz isn't asking anyone -- least of all anyone on the Islanders -- for sympathy.

The Islanders will look to snap their longest losing streak in more than a decade Fridaynight, when they are scheduled to complete the first homestand at UBS Arena by hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins in Elmont, N.Y.

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