Playing in his 500th career NHL game, New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored the overtime goal to help the Islanders set a club record for their 16th consecutive game with a point. In his career, he has scored five other overtime goals, including Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He now has three overtime
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Penguins not looking for a Crosby replacement TSN: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby will be out for at least six weeks as he’ll be undergoing surgery to repair a core muscle injury. Darren Dreger notes that Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is adamant that they won’t be shopping for a replacement. The Maple Leafs aren’t close
Friedman rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Both Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake and Ilya Kovalchuk‘s agent JP Barry wouldn’t comment on the situation. Multiple sources did confirm that the Kings met with Kovalchuk on Tuesday morning and then he left the arena. Options could include: “working on a trade; leaving the team; staying
Mathew Barzal and other top restricted free agents Steven Ellis of The Hockey News: The buzz of the 2020 restricted free agent class has lessened. With Nico Hischier and Alex DeBrincat signed, that leaves only one big left. That would be Mathew Barzal. Barzal expects to be around a point a game again this year
NEW YORK — Cole Bardreau scored his first NHL goal on a penalty shot in the second period, and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 Tuesday night for their 10th straight win. Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas each had a goal and an assist, and Josh Bailey also scored to help the
Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Canadiens-Bruins game: Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wait and see still for Ho-Sang Brian Compton: New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello when asked if forward Josh Ho-Sang would eventually play
NHL Trade bait board Frank Seravalli of TSN: Contract talks between the New Jersey Devils and Taylor Hall are believed to be mostly positive, but he did make the comments about the fans booing them. Chris Kreider could help the St. Louis Blues fill the loss of Vladimir Tarasenko. The Calgary Flames have defensemen Travis
Little to no market for Ryan Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators made forward Bobby Ryan a healthy scratch on the weekend. There likely isn’t much of a trade market for Ryan, if at all. He has two years left on his deal at $7.25 million per. The Senators have also been
The trade rumor mill has grown quiet through most of the first month of this NHL season. That’s due to all of this summer’s notable restricted free agents being re-signed in the weeks before the season opener. Of the six trades that went down since Oct. 3, only three involved NHL regulars. The first move saw the
Scouting the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attended yesterday’s Senators – Sharks game included the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, and the Washington Capitals. Scouting the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders – Friday, Oct. 25th Murray Pam: Scouts listed to attend
Potential landing spots for Ho-Sang Steven Ellis of The Hockey News: Looking at five potential landing spots for New York Islanders forward Josh Ho-Sang. Edmonton Oilers – Have Jesse Puljujarvi also looking for a change of scenery. Ho-Sang played with Connor McDavid in minor midget, and actually outscored him one year. Boston Bruins – Could
The New York Islanders are very interesting when it comes to fantasy hockey. While they have some guys that get drafted in the late rounds in Mat Barzal, Ryan Pulock, Semyon Varlamov and possibly Thomas Greiss, there are definitely many players available if you are in a 12-16 team league that can impact your team.
The Maple Leafs have some roster decisions to make Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott and forward Zach Hyman are nearing a return. Both are eligible to come off the LTIR next Saturday. To activate either they are going to need to clear some roster spot(s) either by demotion, waivers or trade. The Leafs
Hurricanes kicking tires on Ho-Sang, Puljujarvi, and others TSN: Pierre LeBrun said the Carolina Hurricanes are looking for another top-nine forward. Since their deal with the Anaheim Ducks (Justin Faulk) fell through, they’ve continued their search to fill a hole. “One of them is Josh Ho-Sang in the New York Islanders organization. Talk about a
The Penguins and Islanders have spoken Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source said that the Pittsburgh Penguins have called the New York Islanders about forward Josh Ho-Sang. The ‘New York’ source said the Penguins GM Jim Rutherford made the call but didn’t say whether talks were serious or advanced. Ho-Sang has cleared waivers
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Brock Nelson scored in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Saturday night to snap a two-game skid. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey scored in regulation for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov, signed to a four-year, $20 million deal in the off-season, stopped 35 shots through overtime and
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dougie Hamilton and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 Friday night and improved to 5-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Teuvo Teravainen, Brett Pesce and Eric Haula also scored, and Nino Neiderreiter added a pair of assists
Marleau and his camp think he’ll play this year James (@Account4hockey): Patrick Marleau and his reps think that he’ll eventually get a deal. The Edmonton Oilers were interested but Marleau wasn’t interested in going to Edmonton. Islanders looking for conditions on a Ho-Sang deal James (@Account4hockey): The New York Islanders are willing to do a