NEW YORK -- Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak will miss the team's first regular season game in Brooklyn on Friday night because of an undisclosed upper body injury.
Halak left New York's preseason opener on Sept. 21 after two periods and was sidelined for most of training camp. He took part in practice all week and was on the ice before the morning skate on Friday, but coach Jack Capuano said Halak wasn't ready to play.
"Jaro's not 100 per cent right now," Capuano said. "(He's) progressing well, I can tell you. He's day-to-day and we'll see how he is as we move forward.