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NewsAlert: Islanders fire head coach Capuano; assistant GM Weight takes over

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New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano reacts after the Colorado Avalanche scored a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver. Capuano is out as head coach of the New York Islanders.The team says assistant general manager Doug Weight will take over on an interim basis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Zalubowski

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Jack Capuano is out as head coach of the New York Islanders.

The team says assistant general manager Doug Weight will take over on an interim basis.

The 17-17-8 Islanders are last in the Eastern Conference standings with 42 points.

More coming.

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