Category: Isles
Islanders News: Third line explodes as Isles bounce back against Caps
Ilya SorokinWhat a night for this line. | Photo by Rich Graessle/Getty Images Much needed. Or, as Dom said last night, “therapeutic.” That win was just what the doctor ordered. The New York Islanders rebounded nicely from a 7-0 drubbing against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team whose numbe...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko will be healthy scratched in favor of Matthew Phillips against Islanders
IslesThe Washington Capitals will wrap up their season series with the New York Islanders on Friday night. The Capitals, 2-1 against the Isles so far during the 2023-24 campaign, held an optional morning skate to […]
Read moreIslanders News: Practice day in Raleigh
IslesIt warms my heart to see sad ‘Canes. | Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images Fasching has been a great fit on the fourth line; who gets bumped if Parise joins up? The New York Islanders do not play tonight. It’s their second day off in a row after a back-to-back. Altho...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Fresh oil in town
Kris KnoblauchMentors, I’ve had a few. | Rich Graessle/Getty Images Also: Dobson’s development, and at last, a change in Ottawa When last the Islanders and Oilers met, the Isles did Edmonton the favor of being the sacrificial lamb as they got their new-coach bounce under Kris Knoblauch on...
Read moreIslanders 4, Ducks 3: Made it interesting, but got the win with another Holmstrom SHG
DucksShorthanded for the win. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders avoid a disaster and avoid OT with a late one from the Shorthanded King. It was too close for comfort, but the Islanders kept their surprisingly productive homestand rolling with a 4-3 regulation win...
Read moreIslanders rake Maple Leafs, 4-3, in OT
Ilya SorokinIn Elmont, Morgan Rielly scored with seven seconds left in regulation to get the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs tied with the Islanders, 3-3, on Monday night. The euphoria of getting the game tied lasted all of 53 seconds of game … Continue reading → The post Islanders rake Maple Leafs, 4-3, in OT fir...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Black Friday in the Canadian capital
Philadelphia FlyersKeep it rolling. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Sens are jet-lagged. The Isles look for their third straight win. Happy Thanksgiving, LHH. The New York Islanders have won two straight after seven consecutive losses and are in Canada’s capital to visit the Ott...
Read moreCapitals 4 (EN), Islanders 1: Better effort comes up empty as frustration mounts
CapitalsEverything but. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders did a lot of things they needed to do, except beat a goalie making his second NHL start. The ever-present threat to best laid plans in hockey is the fact you can win games you have little business winni...
Read moreVarlamov pitches second straight shutout in win over Caps
Semyon VarlamovIn Washington, DC, Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in his second straight shutout, and the New York Islanders downed the Capitals, 3-0, on Thursday night. Ryan Pulock gave Varlamov all the offense he would need at the 22 second mark … Continue reading → The post Varlamov pitches second straight shutou...
Read moreIslanders 3, Capitals 0: Varlamov notches back-to-back shutout
Ryan PulockMany hugs for you, sir. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images What a comfort it is to have Varlamov as your fallback guy in net. The Islanders were a little lucky and eventually good, Semyon Varlamov was really good and eventually a little lucky, as the Isles visited Washingt...
Read moreIslanders News: A new week beckons
Islanders’We’re just gonna look ahead. | Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images It’s been a very meets-expectations start to the season. The Islanders’ first week of the season concluded by going from good, to less good, to worse. Two regulation wins to kick off the season are now...
Read moreIslanders News: Waiver dancing
BridgeportNever happened. It did not. | Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders did not go the waivers route to meet the roster deadline; meanwhile, Josh Bailey is still a one-team guy With the NHL season beginning Tuesday — I know that’s a shock when the Isles don’t...
Read moreJosh Bailey Era Over: Islanders trade forward to Chicago Blackhawks
Josh BaileyThe have addressed their biggest salary cap discomfort by trading away their longest-serving forward, Josh Bailey, to the So ends the era with the first major piece of former GM Garth Snow’s rebuild: Bailey was the ninth-overall picNo. But hints that Bailey’s time was near an end began a summer ag...
Read moreIslanders get back i series, head home looking to tie
Anders LeeIn Raleigh, the New York Islanders stunned the Hurricanes out of the gate on Tuesday night, and took a 3-2 win in Game Engvall scored in the opening stanza, and Brock Nelson scored in the middle frame to give the Isles a 2-0 lead in the game. “I think you’ve seen this from this group a lot this yea...
Read moreIslanders, NHL Playoff News: Power plays pivotal in Game 1
IslesThankless dad work. | Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images The Islanders’ loss in Raleigh wasn’t the only game that turned on a timely power play conversion. Half of the first round’s Games 1 are in the books, with the other half happening tonight across the NHL. The Islanders,...
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