The New York Islanders played better hockey Saturday night but still fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout at Barclays Center. Mark Letestu scored the only goal in the shootout to clinch the win for the Oilers. Nick Leddy, Shane Prince and Casey Cizikas scored...
The New York Islanders were outplayed by the Philadelphia Flyers for most of Thursday night's game at the Barclays Center, but a strong performance by goalie Jaroslav Halak helped the Islanders steal a point in a 3-2 shootout loss. Halak made 40 saves in the game and...
Five players had multi-point games while Thomas Greiss made 33 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a solid 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs at the Barclays Center Sunday night. Shane Prince and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist each while Nick...
Thomas Greiss played outstanding in goal for the Islanders but a late power play tally by Shea Weber gave the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win Wednesday night at the Barclays Center. Greiss made 26 saves, many of them spectacular to keep the Isles in a game in which they...
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist while Ryan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier each had two assists as the Islanders defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-3 at the Barclays Center Sunday night. Thomas Greiss made 26 saves to earn his first victory of the season. The...
The New York Islanders lost 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks at the Barclays Center Tuesday night. The Isles led 2-1 on goals by Anthony Beauvillier and Anders Lee but a late second period goal by Thomas Hertl tied the game before Joe Pavelski netted the game-winner with...
Josh Bailey scored 54 seconds into overtime to give the Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in their home opener at the Barclays Center Sunday night. The Islanders led 2-0 on goals by Brock Nelson and John Tavares before Anaheim rallied to force overtime....
The New York Islanders erased a 2-0 third-period deficit on goals by Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck but fell short in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. It was the season opener for both teams. Chris Kreider's breakaway goal midway through...
One year after Al Arbour’s passing, many of the Islanders all-time greats gathered together to remember their Hall of Fame coach and his legacy. While nearly every speaker mentioned Arbour’s numerous accomplishments in and around the rink, the former players and...
Islanders first-round draft choice Kieffer Bellows was in good spirits today as he took the ice for the first day of the team's prospect camp at the Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park. "On a scale of 1-10 it was a 10," Bellows said after practice. "Going...
The New York Islanders selected winger Kieffer Bellows with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The 6'1", 194-pound winger scored 50 goals and 81 points in 62 games with the US Development Team last season. Bellows is the son of former NHLer Brian...
This summer will be a critical one for the New York Islanders. The franchise accomplished a lot in 2015-16 with back-to-back 100-point seasons for the first time since the dynasty years and their first playoff series win since 1993. The Islanders have established...
The 2015-16 New York Islanders accomplished something that no Isles team had done in 23 years: winning a playoff round. Still, that six-game series win was followed up with a disappointing five-game loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 2. Here is a look at the top...
James Garrison scored at 1:34 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center Friday night. The Isles now trail the best-of-seven series 3-1 and face the first of as many as three elimination games starting...
While it may be tough for some fans to admit, the time has come to give some respect to New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano. While nobody is going to confuse Cappy with Scotty Bowman or Al Arbour just yet, his list of accomplishments continues to grow and he...
This was the kind of moment Garth Snow imagined when he drafted John Tavares back in the summer of 2009. When you have the first overall selection, you want a player capable of lifting a team up and carrying them on his shoulders. Today, that came to pass and with it,...
It may be hard to believe for fans old enough to remember the dynasty years, but there is an entire generation of Islanders fans who has no recollection of this franchise ever winning a playoff series. If you’re under 30, you probably fit into this category. Give...
The New York Islanders earned a split of the two games in Florida and the series heads back to New York all even at 1-1. Here are five key takeaways from the first two games of the series: 5. Hamonic Has Played Well Getting Travis Hamonic back in the lineup was a big...
The New York Islanders got what they wished for when they finished as the first wild card and now face a first-round playoff match-up with the Florida Panthers. While the Penguins may be the hottest team in the league as the playoffs get under way, the Panthers are...
The New York Islanders fell to the Buffalo Sabres in overtime 4-3 Saturday night at the Barclays Center in a game filled with firsts for various younger players. Alan Quine and Scott Mayfield each scored their first career NHL goals in the game. The Isles now have 100...
The injuries keep mounting and observers talk about the "benefits" of sinking lower in the standings to get a better match-up in the playoffs, but the Islanders are still going to do the right thing as the season approaches its final weekend: trying to win hockey...
The 2015-16 New York Islanders accomplished something not even the great dynasty teams of the 1980s did on Thursday night: they swept a season series from the New York Rangers. Thomas Greiss made 36 saves while Shane Prince and John Tavares each had a goal and an...
Islanders head coach Jack Capuano isn't the type who calls out his team in public very often, so when he did prior to Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team responded with their best performance in weeks and a convincing 5-2 win over the Bolts...
The New York Islanders have five games left on their schedule crammed into an intense closing week. The team is hardly winding down the season on a positive note. As the season comes to a close, the Islanders poor overall play has many fans and experts throughout the...
The New York Islanders started out strong but had to hang on for a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Barclays Center Thursday night. The Isles picked up two valuable points in the standings but lost defenseman Travis Hamonic to a lower-body injury in the...
Kyle Okposo's shootout goal gave the New York Islanders a 2-1 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night at Barclays Center. The game wasn't pretty, but the Isles found a way to get a badly needed two points in the standings as they fight to lock up a...
The New York Islanders are struggling to score goals right now and the result is a 1-4-2 record in the team's last seven games. Before this slump, the Islanders had their sights set on second place and home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. Now, the...
The New York Islanders continued to struggle as they fell to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at the Barclays Center Monday night. Kyle Okposo scored the only goal of the game for the Isles who are now just 1-4-2 in their last seven games and lead the Flyers by...
Winger Mitch Wilson fought hard when he was a professional hockey player. He was able to live the dream of so many Canadian boys and reached the NHL in the mid-80s, first with the New Jersey Devils and later with the Pittsburgh Penguins. But now, at the age of 54,...
Cal Clutterbuck's goal with 1:39 left in regulation proved the game winner as the New York Islanders completed a 3-2 comeback win over the Florida Panthers at the Barclays Center on Monday night. The Islanders played lackluster hockey for most of the first two periods...
