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Penguins Blow 4-2 Lead, Fall To Isles 5-4

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the New York Islanders 5-4 last night at UBS Arena.  Forward Anders Lee and forward Brock Nelson each had two goals and an assist, and goalie Ilya Sorokin made 40 saves for the Islanders, who improved to 28-23-7. The Islanders won their first game since February 7th. They were 0-1-2 […]

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New York Islanders Place Jean-Gabriel Pageau On Injured Reserve

New York Islanders fans got disappointing news on Thursday as Jean-Gabriel Pageau was placed on Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury. Pageau has been having an impressive season for the Islanders, with ten goals and 19 assists in 56 games. The center has also been superb in the faceoff circle, winning 56.5% of his faceoffs. […]

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Trouble on Long Island

After getting off to a strong start with their new All-Star Bo Horvat, the New York Islanders have come back down to earth in a bad way. As of this writing (Wednesday, February 15), the Islanders are 27-23-7 for 61 points. They are currently one point out of the second wild-card spot, which is currently […]

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The Islanders Are on a Roll

In what has been a sluggish season for the New York Islanders, it appears that things finally seem to be trending in the right direction. After sitting a decent number of points out of a playoff spot in an extremely tight Eastern Conference, the team is currently (Wednesday, February 8) tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the […]

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Bo Horvat Inks 8-Year Extension With New York Islanders

After being traded to the New York Islanders prior to the All-Star Game, Bo Horvat signed a long-term contract extension with his new team. Horvat and the Islanders agreed to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.5 million, which was first reported by Sportsnet. It was a significant raise for Horvat […]

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Stan Fischler Belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame

I want to preface this by saying that the man known as “The Maven”, Stan Fischler, has been a good friend of mine for over 20 years. Not only is he a friend, he is a wonderful mentor to not only me but many others in the hockey industry. I actually interned for Stan in […]

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Varlamov Continues to Be Reliable on Long Island

Decades ago, teams in the NHL played their starting goaltender anywhere between 60-70 games. Back in those times, it was pretty much a given that it was the starter’s net for almost the whole season unless he faltered for long stretches. The backup’s job was to play anywhere between 10-15 games in the regular season. […]

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Islanders Struggling in a Big Way

In 2020 and 2021, the New York Islanders were a good enough hockey club to advance all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. This inspired a lot of confidence that the team was going to return to their Stanley Cup playoff-making ways on a consistent basis. That feeling of confidence was bolstered by the […]

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Montembeault Playing Well for The Canadiens

It is not easy being a Montreal Canadiens goaltender these days. For starters, Carey Price is physically unable to play due to a knee injury. Price, the all-time winningest goaltender in Canadiens’ franchise history, was everything and more for this team for many years, and they are now without him. Secondly, Jake Allen is having […]

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Breaking: Islanders recall Cholowski, DuFour from AHL

The New York Islanders made two call-ups on Wednesday morning, only a few hours ahead of a tilt on home ice with the best team in hockey in, the Boston Bruins. Forward William DuFour and defenseman Dennis Cholowski have been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL), per the team’s Twitter […]

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