The New York Islanders overcame a sluggish start and handily defeated the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 at Barclays Center Monday night. John Tavares scored twice while Josh Bailey added three assists to pace the Isles attack. Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves to earn...
The New York Islanders scored two goals in the final 6:56 of regulation to earn a point before falling 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues in a shootout Monday afternoon. Vladimir Tarasenko scored both goals for the Blues and scored again in the shootout to lead St. Louis....
The New York Islanders were embarrassed by their poor showing in the season opener Friday night, so they took command early in the home opener on Saturday and skated to a convincing 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres in front of 15,234 fans at the Barclays Center. John...
The New York Islanders opened the 2017-18 preseason with a 3-2 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon at the renovated Nassau Coliseum. While winning the game was nice, the supercharged atmosphere provided by the fans happy to see their team back...
The New York Islanders got a badly-needed 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils Friday at the Barclays Center, but the victory was overshadowed by a lower-body injury to captain John Tavares in the final minute of the game. Tavares appeared to get his skate caught in the...
The New York Islanders desperately needed a win to keep pace in the race for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference Monday night, but instead they played a flat, uninspired brand of hockey and fell to the Nashville Predators before 11,671 fans at the Barclays...
The New York Islanders knew what was at stake as they entered their locker room during the second intermission at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. The Isles trailed the Rangers 2-1 in a game they had to win. The Toronto Maple Leafs had already beaten the...
The New York Islanders got off to a fast start but quickly lost the edge and a 4-2 decision to the visiting Winnipeg Jets Thursday night at Barclays Center. It was the Islanders second straight home loss against a team below them in the standings and cost them two...
The New York Islanders allowed a season-high eight goals and played one of their worst games of the year in an 8-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Barclays Center Monday night. This was the kind of game the Islanders had to win if they hope to make the playoffs: a...
The New York Islanders did not make a major move at the trade deadline. While that may disappoint fans, Garth Snow made the right move by not mortgaging the team's future for a rental player. The Islanders as they are presently constituted, are a good but not great...
It may not have been artistic, but the New York Islanders got a much-needed 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils Sunday night at the Barclays Center. Ryan Strome scored twice and added one assist while Andrew Ladd, Casey Cizikas, Jason Chimera and John Tavares also...
The New York Islanders got a pair of goals by Andrew Ladd and a key shorthanded goal by Nikolay Kulemin to defeat the New York Rangers 4-2 at Barclays Center Thursday night. The Isles needed to bounce back after Tuesday's embarrassing 7-1 defeat at the hands of the...
Ron Hainsey scored at 2:52 of overtime to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center Saturday night. The winning goal was largely made possible when Isles captain John Tavares broke his stick after the faceoff, giving the...
Ryan Strome scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period while Thomas Greiss made 28 saves as the New York Islanders downed the Washington Capitals 3-2 at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. The victory improved the Islanders point streak to seven games (6-0-1)...
Andrew Ladd scored twice, Josh Bailey added an insurance goal and Thomas Greiss made 21 saves as the Islanders downed the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 at Barclays Center Thursday night. Interim coach Doug Weight called it the best game his club had played all season. "It...
The New York Islanders played one of their best games of the season and defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 at Barclays Center Tuesday night. Josh Bailey scored his 100th career goal while Thomas Greiss made 21 saves to earn the victory. The Islanders are now 3-0-1...
Anders Lee scored twice and J.F. Berube made 34 saves as the New York Islanders downed the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Barclays Center Saturday night. The win was the third straight for the Islanders who are now 2-0-0 under interim coach Doug Weight. More importantly for...
The New York Islanders relieved Jack Capuano of his head coaching duties Tuesday afternoon less than 24 hours after the team's 4-0 victory over the Bruins in Boston. Doug Weight was named interim coach and will be behind the bench Thursday when the Isles host the...
The New York Islanders fell to the visiting Florida Panthers 2-1 at the Barclays Center Wednesday night. It was the third straight loss by a 2-1 margin for the Isles who gave another uneven effort and fell short. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to earn the victory for...
Andrew Ladd scored twice while Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The win was the third straight for the Isles and got the team back to .500 on the season with a...
The New York Islanders locker room was not a happy place after the team's 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Barclays Center Sunday night. There was plenty of frustration and angry but the players were still determined to look for ways to end the team's five-game...
The New York Islanders 5-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks was only too familiar to the team and their fans. For the third consecutive game, the Isles were tied after 40 minutes of play and for the third straight contest, they lost in the final 20 minutes. Once again,...
Matt Niskanen scored twice in the third period to break open a tie game and move the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center Tuesday. It was the second straight game the Islanders lost after entering the third period tied at...
Anders Lee scored twice while Thomas Greiss made 24 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues Thursday night at Barclays Center. The Isles now have points in six consecutive games (5-0-1) and are over .500 for the first time all...
The penalty kill came up big and Jaroslav Halak made 36 saves as the New York Islanders downed the New York Rangers 4-2 at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The win gave the Islanders at least a point in each of their last five games (4-0-1). "It's gives our guys...
Anders Lee deflected a Thomas Hickey shot with just 26.6 seconds left in regulation to help the New York Islanders upset the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at the Barclays Center Wednesday night. The Islanders led 3-0 after 40 minutes but saw the defending Stanley Cup...
Thomas Hickey scored at 1:53 of overtime as the New York Islanders escaped with a much-needed 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames at Barclays Center Monday night. Thomas Greiss made 25 saves to earn the victory while John Tavares added a goal and an assist for the Isles....
Ross McKeon's "100 Things Sharks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" takes a look at the greatest moments in San Jose Sharks history from the team's humble beginnings as an expansion franchise to last season's exciting ride to the Stanley Cup Final. McKeon is...
The New York Islanders suffered their fourth straight loss (0-2-2) as Kris Letang scored at 1:24 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win Friday night at the Barclays Center. The Islanders were able to pick up a point, but are now 1-3-4 in their last...
The New York Islanders broke through on Monday night at the Barclays Center in their 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. They earned a win to end a three-game winless streak and a rough 1-3-2 stretch. More importantly, struggling players like Jason Chimera, Nikolay...
