Kyle Palmieri tore the ACL in his left knee and will be out 6-8 months, the New York Islanders announced Saturday.

The 34-year-old forward will have surgery after he was injured in the second period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Palmieri was credited with the secondary assist on Emil Heineman 's goal at 5:42 before leaving the game.

He has 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in 25 games for New York (13-9-3).

“He's one of the toughest players I've played with,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said of Palmieri. “It takes a lot for him to be forced to stay on the ice a little bit longer and be keeled over. It was a gutsy play by him to battle through that pain, and he didn't just take the puck. He got it and had some poise with it too. Very impressed with ‘P

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