by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 8, 2016 | Homepage, New York Islanders, New York Rangers
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...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 5, 2016 | Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
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...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 3, 2016 | Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL
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...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 1, 2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, New York Islanders
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...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Mar 30, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, New York Islanders
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...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Mar 22, 2016 | Homepage, New York Islanders
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....