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The have been playing well of late and look like theyre surging at the right time, but now theyll have to go forward without their starting goaltender for the remainder of the regular season and more. Head coach Jack Capuano revealed Wednesday that will be out a minimum of six weeks after sustaining a lower-body injury in the third Mike Shannon Jersey period of Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Halak earned the win in that game to run his record to 18-13-4. He also has a .919 save percentage and 2.30 goals-against average. Halaks timeline likely also costs him a shot at playing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, if not more. If the Wednesday's standings remain at the end of the regular season, the Isles would play the New York Rangers in the first round. Thats a tough matchup as is, but especially so without your No. 1 goalie between the pipes. The team will now have to turn to backup for the duration of the Willie McGee Jersey regular season. The 30-year-old netminder has been solid this season, posting a .930 save percentage and 2.20 goals-against average in 29 appearances. He has also owns a record of 18-6-3. That said, Grei s has 41 total minutes of postseason experience, having appeared in one game while with the Jose Martinez Jersey San Jose Sharks in 2009-10. So, not ideal. The Isles also have goalie on the roster currently. He has appeared in three games so far this season, which is the full extent of his NHL experience. Last season, he was a member of the Manchester Monarchs, former AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, and helped the team earn the Calder Cup. The Isles are in third place in the Metropolitan Division, three points behind the Rangers for a shot at home ice in the first round and five points ahead of the Penguins, who are in wild-card position. Theres a lot to play for over the final four weeks of the regular season and then, regardle s of the opponent, the Isles will have a tough matchup in the first round. The timing of this couldnt get much worse. The trade deadline pa sed just Red Schoendienst Jersey over a week ago, leaving the Islanders with no recourse to find some veteran help from outside the organization. Not only that, but to have this come down while the team is trending in the right direction of late with eight wins over their last 10 is a pretty big downer, too. Now the net belongs Mark McGwire Jersey to Grei s. Hell make his first start as the Isles' de facto No. 1 on Wednesday night as the Islanders take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road. Jaroslav Halak is expected to mi s the remainder of the regular season and more. (USATSI)