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Steven Stamkos is finally ready to return. Pierre Hojbjerg Jersey . The 24-year-old Tampa Bay Lightning centre tweeted the news out Wednesday morning, writing: "Just left the doctors office. Got the green light. See you tomorrow Bolts fans. Excited to be back!!" The Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. He suffered a broken leg on Nov. 11 and has continued to rehabilitate the injury in both on- and off-ice workouts over the past months. "Adversity is a good test and youre going to have to go through it in your career, so you hope it makes you a better player and a better person," Stamkos said. "I have a new perspective on my career as a professional athlete and how hard you have to work to maintain that." Stamkos had hoped of returning to the Lightning lineup before the Olympic break and potentially claim his spot on the Canadian mens Olympic hockey team, but he was ruled out for the competition on Feb. 5. One day later, his linemate Martin St. Louis was named as his Olympic replacement. In 17 games with the Lightning in 2013-14, Stamkos has scored 14 goals and added nine assists. He has missed 45 games since sustaining the injury. Xherdan Shaqiri Jersey . The Irishman managed to save par from a fairway bunker on the last in a round of 4-under 68 to move to 11 under on the Golf du Palais Royal course. McGrane, whose only previous European Tour success was a nine-shot victory in the 2008 China Open, started his second round late Friday after a lengthy delay to the start of play because of high wind. Arjen Robben Soccer Jersey . The midfielder had an operation on Saturday, and is set to miss seven Premier League games, the third round of the FA Cup and the semifinals of the League Cup. PHILADELPHIA -- The New York Islanders finally left Philadelphia with a victory after four frustrating years and 13 straight losses. Evgeni Nabokov made sure of that, making 40 saves in the Islanders 4-1 victory over the Flyers on Thursday night. Josh Bailey, Matt Moulson, Mark Streit and Michael Grabner scored to help the Islanders also break an eight-game losing streak against Philadelphia, which had won 23 of its previous 24 games against the Islanders. The victory was the Islanders third in their last four games, and it marked the first time New York won in Philadelphia since April 7, 2007, a 4-2 victory. "It was a good feeling, we havent much success, its been since 07, I think, in April, the last time the Islanders have won here," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "We played hard, but they came in the third and they came in waves, and I thought Nabby (Nabokov) was real good, but again, special teams were a big part of tonights game with the short-handed goal and the power-play goal late. We played (the Flyers) pretty good at home and we didnt get the results, and it was good for the guys to get rewarded." Capuano is hoping the consecutive victories in Philadelphia and Washington, two playoff-calibre teams, could spur something better. "For us, its to build off the intangibles and our commitment to defence and the things that we talk about like blocking shots and chipping pucks in when theres no play, and taking the ice thats available," Capuano said. "I thought over the last little while weve done a better consistent effort, and thats what we have to do to be successful." Matt Read scored Philadelphias lone goal, his 14th, in the third period. The Islanders outplayed Philadelphia throughout most of the game, beating the Flyers to loose pucks and using smart passing that created three breakaway opportunities. One came short-handed, when Bailey took a loose puck at mid-ice and came barrelling in on goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. "We left him (Bobrovsky) out to dry too many times," Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said. "We didnt support each other well for the first two periods. We left one man to figure things out for himself. Its unacceptable. We werent good enough the first two periods." Baileys fourth goal of the season came on a nifty move by coaxing Bobrovsky forward, then lifting a backhander overr the goalies left shoulder to give New York a 2-0 at 12:58 into the second period. Mitchell Weiser Jersey. Moulson beat Bobrovsky, who was 7-0 lifetime against the Islanders, for the first goal of the game 28 seconds into the second period. It was Moulsons 22nd goal this season, made possible from an assist by John Tavares. Tavares was stymied on two breakaway chances, but he extended his point streak to a career-high 11 games on the Moulson assist. "Thats the way we have to play, thats our style of game," Tavares said. "We frustrated them, we played our game. We should have been up 3-, 4-0 after the second. Sometimes they dont go in so you just stick with it and we did and we got a power play there in the third and it was a big goal for us. "We capitalized when we needed to. We put them on their heels, we challenged them with our speed and our transition. We just got to keep doing those right things, keep being in the right positions, doing good things defensively and opportunities will come." Streit added some cushion to the Islanders victory with a third-period power-play goal, his third this season. Grabner added an empty-net goal. Tavares was a 16-year old playing in the juniors the last time the Islanders won in Philadelphia, yet he knew the history. "We know whats happened the last few years, the way things have gone for us here," Tavares said. "Especially the way we played, our approach to the game, our attitude, the way we stuck with things, didnt give them a whole lot. We definitely can enjoy it, thats for sure. This is a fun building to come into and play and its nice to pull one out and we did." NOTES: Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren addressed Chris Prongers situation before the game. The defenceman has been out since Nov. 19 and lost for the season with "severe post-concussion syndrome." Holmgren said the team wasnt going to make any rash decisions, and "I dont know if its a (career-ending injury). Hes seeing doctors again Feb. 1 and well see where we are." Holmgren also stated that the Flyers would be interested in re-signing Jaromir Jagr and has admitted the team has had talks with Jagr. "Wed like to have him back," Holmgren said. ... Josh Baileys second-period goal was his 100th career NHL point, and Matt Moulsons first-period goal extended his point streak to six games.