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The New York Islanders will try to build off a surprising win over the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins when they host Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday at Nassau Coliseum.The Islanders are heavy underdogs in this best-of-seven series and few people were shocked when Pittsburgh routed New York by a 5-0 score in the opener at CONSOL Energy Center. However, the eighth-seeded Isles bounced back with a 4-3 victory in Friday's Game 2 in the Steel City and they overcame a 3-1 first- period deficit to do so.Pittsburgh lost Game 2 despite the return of captain Sidney Crosby, who had been out since March 30 when he suffered a broken jaw. Crosby scored two goals in the game, but he couldn't prevent New York from knotting the series at one game apiece.New York is in the postseason for the first time in six years and Sunday's game on Long Island will be the first playoff test at the Coliseum since April 18, 2007 against the Buffalo Sabres. The Islanders lost that series to the...
After playmakers on both sides of the New York-New York backyard brawl were stymied by goalies and goal posts, it was a defensive defenseman who finally broke throug...
Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves to backstop the postseason hopeful New York Islanders to a critical 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.The Islander...
Andre Benoit and Dave Dziurzynski gave the Ottawa Senators' offense a big boost.Benoit and Dziurzynski scored their first NHL goals and Craig Anderson made 37 saves ...
Craig Anderson posted 37 saves as the Ottawa Senators took a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.Colin Greening, Dave Dziurzynski and Andre Benoit each ha...
John Tavares scored a pair of power-play goals just 30 seconds apart in the third period to propel the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals a...
The Montreal Canadiens take aim at their longest winning streak in three years as they play host to the New York Islanders on Thursday night.The Canadiens picked up ...
Marian Gaborik scored the game-winning goal 3 victory over the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden.Skating with a 4-on-3 power play following a tripping pena...
David Clarkson scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, as the reigning Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils opened their season with a 2-1...
The New York Islanders will try to get a win at Nassau Coliseum before embarking on five-game road trip, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday afternoon.The...
This one had the look of another frustrating Carolina Hurricanes loss to the New York Islanders.Then the third period came, and everything changed.Alexander Semin ne...
Jiri Tlusty scored twice and had two assists during a four-goal third period that lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the New York ...
Playing the New Jersey Devils has been a painful experience for New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano, even when he wins.Capuano missed Brad Boyes' game-winning, pow...
The Pittsburgh Penguins spoiled the New York Islanders' long-awaited home playoff game on Sunday.Chris Kunitz scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner on a ...
The New York Islanders' first playoff game in six years did not go well, but the eighth-seeded club will try to rebound on Friday when they visit the Pittsburgh Peng...
The top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will try to take an early lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals, as they host the New York Islanders in Game ...
Not only do the Pittsburgh Penguins enter the postseason with a stacked roster, as winners in 23 of their final 27 games and owners of the top seed in the Eastern Co...
New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic is expected to miss two weeks after taking a slap shot to the face from Buffalo Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff on S...
In a move that is hardly surprising, the New York Islanders placed defenseman Travis Hamonic on injured reserve Friday thanks to a broken nose and other facial injur...
The New York Islanders activated defenseman Travis Hamonic off injured reserve on Thursday.Placed on injured reserve on February 17, he hadn't played a game since Fe...