Bailey left the game Thursday with a hand injury, according to Newsday's Arthur Staple. There is no word yet as to the severity of the injury but the fact that they have already announced that he won't return to the game certainly is an ominous sign.

Bailey has been moved up to the second line, according to Newsday's Arthur Staple. Bailey will take the place of the injured Mikhail Grabovski. Grabovski is not expected to be out long so this could just be a short term move, but for at least this weekend Bailey will line up on wing with Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson.

Bailey was one of four Islanders to score a goal in Saturday's win over the Hurricanes. The Islanders appear to have settled on Cory Conacher as their left wing on the John Tavares line, but working alongside Frans Nielsen and Nikolay Kulemin on the third line isn't a terrible gig for Bailey. Even so, the Islanders' offseason upgrades to their forward ranks may make it difficult to Bailey to surpass last season's production (eight goals, 30 assists in 77 games).

Bailey scored his first goal of the preseason Monday versus the Senators. What makes this worthy of an update isn't the goal he scored but rather he was given the first opportunity to play on the top line with John Tavares. Training camp is likely to be an open tryout for several Islanders to prove they should play on the wing opposite Tavares and see their Fantasy value rise accordingly.

Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist in the Islanders' 4-2 victory over Florida on Tuesday. Bailey has recorded at least a point in three of his last four games. He has seven goals and 31 points in 70 contests in 2013-14.

Josh Bailey (upper body) will return New York's lineup Monday night. He missed four games because of an upper-body ailment. Bailey has 13 points in 38 games this season and coach Jack Capuano has requested more shots from the 24-year-old forward.

The New York Islanders will be without winger Josh Bailey (along with Michael Grabner) against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Bailey is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. While he's struggled considerably lately, Saturday ended a three-game point streak in which he collected three assists.

Josh Bailey has not found the back of the net in his last 18 games. It was thought that this could be a breakout season for the former first round pick but he last scored on October 25. He has four goals and 10 points in 28 games after scoring 19 points in 38 games last season.

Forward Josh Bailey was a healthy scratch from the New York Islanders'lineup Friday against Detroit after having gone 15 games (since Oct. 25) without a goal. "I don't know that it was so much a wake-up call," Isles coach Jack Capuano said. "A player who puts as much pressure on himself just has to relax a little bit. Take a step back. Josh is fine. I've got a lot of confidence he'll bounce back," the coach said, citing the strong start Bailey had to this season and his good showing against the Penguins in the playoffs last spring.

Joshua Bailey has gone six games without recording a point. Bailey got off to a great start, but now has four goals and eight points in 16 games this season. When the dust settles on the 2013-14 campaign, he should have 40-50 points.