Islanders forward Kyle Palmeiri will be out six-to-eight months with a knee injury that will require surgery, the team said Sunday. The 34-year-old forward tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late in the second period of Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to Philadelphia at UBS Arena when he was checked by Flyers

The New York Islanders battled back to earn a point on Friday afternoon, climbing out of an early 3-0 deficit in an eventual 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at UBS Arena.