Category Archives: NY Islanders

Maple Leafs clinch, eliminate Islanders on wild Saturday night

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Derek

Saturday will be remembered. But not for the Islanders despite a heroic performance from Halak. Continue reading →

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Halak keeps Islanders alive while Leafs lose

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Derek

The Islanders are still alive. Barely. Behind Jaroslav Halak, they shutout the Hurricanes 3-0 in Raleigh Thursday night. The resurgent goalie who replaced Thomas Greiss by regaining his job made 29 saves. If they do somehow make the playoffs, they … Continue reading →

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Islanders try to stay alive

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Derek

There is still hope. Thanks to Thomas Hickey’s overtime winner at Nashville the other night, the Islanders are still alive for the playoffs. Barely. They need to win out and get lots of help. That is the situation for a … Continue reading →

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Ugly first period dooms fading Islanders

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Derek

They had played so well since interim coach Doug Weight took over. It looked like the Islanders would make the playoffs for a second consecutive year, rallying around Weight. Since beating the Rangers and Penguins last week, it’s been a … Continue reading →

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Hungrier Islanders own MSG again with 3-2 comeback win over Rangers

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Derek

When you have a wounded opponent down, you have to step on them. When it comes right down to it, the Rangers never finish anyone on what’s supposed to be home ice at MSG. Instead, they let opponents get up … Continue reading →

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Game Preview: Desperation time for Islanders in visit at Rangers

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Derek

Tonight marks the final regular season meeting between bitter New York rivals the Islanders and Rangers. The big game will take place at MSG in an NBC Sports Network exclusive on Rivalry Night. That means the later start time of … Continue reading →

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Devils give away season in Brooklyn

Posted on February 19, 2017 by hasan4978

Before this weekend I thought if the Devils lost both games in this home-and-home to the Brooklyn Isles their season would effectively be over, but after last night’s OOT results (including road wins for the Sabres at St. Louis and … Continue reading →

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Devils head for high noon against Islanders

Posted on February 17, 2017 by hasan4978

Just as I feared last week, the bye week break wasn’t kind to the Devils as they came out of their second long layover flat with desultory home losses to the Sharks and Senators sandwiching a sloppy, uninspired win over … Continue reading →

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Surging Islanders halt Rangers’ win streak with 4-2 victory

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Derek

The Islanders got the better of the Rangers in a 4-2 win. Game Story. #NYI #NYR Continue reading →

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Tavares stays hot as Islanders win in Doug Weight’s debut

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Derek

Make it one for one for the Islanders under new interim coach Doug Weight. They shutout the Stars at Barclays Center 3-0 to win in Weight’s coaching debut. The stars were John Tavares and Thomas Greiss. Somewhat curiously, it was … Continue reading →

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