New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is back in action for the first time in nearly a year.

The oft-injured DiPietro began a two-week conditioning assignment with Bridgeport of the AHL on Saturday night and allowed three goals on 13 shots in a 7-3 win against Springfield.

"It was good to get back in there, shake the rust off. It's been a long time," DiPietro said. "There's still a lot of work to be done."

With Islanders owner Charles Wang and general manager Garth Snow watching the team's franchise goalie from a suite, DiPietro played two periods for the Sound Tigers. He faced 10 shots in the second period.

In the past two years, the 28-year-old DiPietro had surgery on both hips and both knees. He last played an NHL game on Jan. 2 and made only five appearances with the Islanders last season.

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