April 2, 2021 Barzal has 3 goals, 2 assists as Islanders beat Capitals 8-4 Mathew Barzal had three goals and two assists, Jordan Eberle scored twice, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-4 Thursday night.
March 23, 2021 Beauvillier scores in OT, gives Isles 2-1 win over Flyers Ilya Sorokin stole one for the Islanders.
March 16, 2021 Ovechkin scores goal 718 to pass Esposito; Capitals snap Islanders win streak Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL's career list and became the second active player to record 1,300 points, helping the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1 Tuesday night.
March 7, 2021 Islanders cruise past Sabres 5-2 for 5th straight win Anders Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 seconds apart early in the second period and rookie Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.
March 3, 2021 Fans see Varlamov make 28 saves, Isles beat Devils 2-1 The New Jersey Devils welcomed fans to their arena for the first time in almost a year. Their recent problem scoring goals continued, which wasn't surprising against Semyon Varlamov and the New York Islanders.
February 28, 2021 Islanders blank Penguins 2-0 behind rookie Sorokin Islanders rookie Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves for his second shutout, and Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored power-play goals as New York finished a strong February with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.
February 28, 2021 Letang scores late in OT, Penguins beat Islanders 4-3 Kris Letang got his second goal of the game 4:34 into overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.
February 26, 2021 Islanders score 5 in 3rd, beat first-place Bruins 7-2 Anthony Beauvillier scored the tiebreaking goal in New York's five-goal third period and the Islanders beat the first-place Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday night.
February 12, 2021 Penguins top Islanders 4-3 on Crosby's shootout goal Sidney Crosby scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
February 10, 2021 NY allows stadiums to reopen for sports, entertainment Large arenas and stadiums in New York can soon reopen for sports and entertainment at 10% of their normal capacity under a plan announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, despite concern from public health experts about still-high rates of COVID-19 infections and the threat of more contagious variants.
