After one of the best starts in franchise history with a 10-game winning streak and 17-game point streak, the New York Islanders have come back to life and are tied for second place in their division at the halfway point of the season. They have 55 points, which sets them up for 110 if they
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NEWARK, N.J. — Anders Lee scored with 51 seconds left in overtime and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night. Casey Cizikas, Jordan Eberle, Tom Kuhnhackl also scored for the Islanders. Thomas Greiss made 32 saves for the Islanders, including one on defenceman Sami Vatanen on a 3-on-1 break
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Semyon Varlamov stopped 32 shots against his former team for his second shutout of the season, Anders Lee scored and the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 Monday night. The Islanders had lost two straight overall and four in a row at the Nassau Coliseum. Varlamov got his 27th career
What should the Chicago Blackhawks do with their new “cap space”? Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: Chicago likely won’t be a playoff team. Mortgaging the future is a waste but the idea of taking on some “bad contracts with sweeteners” may be helpful. Players like Calgary’s Michael Frolik and Buffalo’s Zach Bogosian come to
Islanders prospect may not be looking for a trade Aivis Kalnins: New York Islanders prospect Ilya Sorokin on the rumors that he’d like the Islanders to trade his rights: “It’s the first time I’m hearing of this. My only current focus is on CSKA and this season.” Penguins have depth and flexibility in net Rob
The New York Islanders have had a lot go their way early this season. They had a 10-game winning streak, and a club-record 17-game point streak. Since then, other than a couple of exciting overtime wins, the Islanders have not played their best these past few weeks. They were swept in their trip out west
Interested in Kovalchuk includes… Boston Hockey Now: Teams that are interested in Ilya Kovalchuk include the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Florida Panthers. Bob McKenzie: The Bruins don’t appear to be interested in signing Kovalchuk. Rumor roundup for Friedman’s thoughts Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider
Can the New York Islanders fill their third-line hole? Arthur Staple of The Athletic: The Islanders could use some offensive depth as there is a clear hole on the third line. There are some options to fill it. Some are easy and some are not so easy. They could do everything from bringing up Oliver
Friedman on the latest Taylor Hall rumors Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Central on the latest Taylor Hall trade rumors. (My NHL Trade Rumors transcription) “Well I think, you know I think that New Jersey is motivated to try to see if they could get it done, quickly. We’ll see. As CJ reported on Saturday
Some forward trade options for the Islanders Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New York Islanders should be in the New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall sweepstakes. The cost would be high as the Devils could ask for Noah Dobson as part of the package. If the Islanders feel the asking price is too high for
Since the 3-on-3 overtime has been in effect since the 2015-16 season, it sure seems like the New York Islanders have figured out how to be successful in the extra session. With the NHL looking for any possible ways for games to not go to a shootout, they moved to the 3-on-3 and had some crazy
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
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