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The New York Islanders followed up their gate-busting nine-goal romp over New Jersey with one measly goal against the Predators, falling 2-1 via shootout in Nashville. The outcome gives them a valuable point and keeps them in second place in the Metro (for now) as they begin their seven-game road trip, though they’ll feel it […]
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The hangover (hopefully not) from the Islanders’ raucous and absurd 9-0 romp over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday has hopefully subsided as they begin the first stop in a season-longest seven-game road trip tonight in Nashville. They’ll presumably continue without Bo Horvat in the lineup, though he is skating and on the road trip with […]
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Mat Barzal scored the game-winning goal 68 seconds in and then the New York Islanders decided to add eight more, just for insurance. There was more, of course — much more — to their 9-0 blowout of the New Jersey Devils, including a classic story of hockey goaltending. Ilya Sorokin made a triumphant return from […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
Matthew Schaefer scored two roof-raising goals in Saturday night’s win despite feeling unwell with what at least one report said was the flu. As he missed Monday’s practice and was listed “day to day (illness),” I’m struck that I’m not so much concerned that the Isles are less likely to win with him out of […]
3 days ago | 3 reads
Two episodes for the price of one! In our first ever positive emergency podcast, we hash out all of the many emotions we went through during the Islanders’ 4-3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada starring Matthew Schaefer. For two periods, it looked like the game and the season might […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
The Islanders are in a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday pattern over the next couple of weeks as they finish their brief homestand with the Devils on Tuesday before a seven-game western road trip. That one starts with Nashville and Minnesota before crossing the border for Winnipeg and a full northwestern four-pack. But first, one more at home with […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
Matthew Schaefer scored two highlight reel goals, including a tying goal and an overtime winner, as the Islanders came back and beat the Maple Leafs, 4-3, Saturday night on Long Island. Rumors of Auston Matthews’ demise have been greatly exaggerated, as the maligned Maple Leafs captain continued his tear with two goals*, but the Islanders’ […]
5 days ago | 1 read
The Islanders host the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night on Long Island with a couple more lineup updates. Marshall Warren has been returned to Bridgeport, which — along with yesterday’s practice — would seem to indicate another run of Adam Boqvist on his offhand on the third pair with Scott Mayfield. And Bo Horvat, as […]
6 days ago | 2 reads
The New York Islanders started off their New Year afternoon with intent but could not beat Karel Vejmelka on 11 first-period shots, and then the game swiftly slipped away into a blowout 7-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth. In accordance with the prophecies, Islanders killer Dylan Guenther not only scored but absolutely torched the Isles […]
8 days ago | 1 read
The year 2026 is upon us, Bo Horvat is an Olympian and something called the Utah Mammoth is in town to kick the new year off with a 3 p.m. EST start. Before the calendar flipped, the Islanders eked out a shootout win in Chicago in far-from-convincing performance against a injury-laden squad. Hopefully they’ve got […]
8 days ago | 1 read
The calendar year 2025 for the New York Islanders comes to a close in a jarringly different state compared to one year ago. Instead of being a drifting, dull team guided by a GM that seemed…stuck in neutral, they are now a more entertaining (if risky) team, with new life, in the thick of a […]
9 days ago | 1 read
The New York Islanders picked up a two goal lead early, only to let it slip away from them in the second period. It’s becoming a bit of a bad habit lately that the team just stops playing with a lead, and letting teams like the Blackhawks sans Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar get back […]
9 days ago | 1 read
The Islanders wake up still in second place in the Metro after the Capitals lost in regulation to Florida last night. They are in Chicago to try to rebound from the loss in Columbus and build some cushion in the ever-close Eastern standings — where Buffalo is now two points behind. After a promising but […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
Mike and Dan look back at a week that was great for the Islanders until it wasn’t, and an annoying week ahead. With wins over the Devils and Rangers on either side of the Christmas break, the Islanders gave their fans a great holiday. Whether it was a surprise game-winning goal from Adam Pelech or […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
Playing twice in less than 24 hours (great job, schedule makers), the Islanders had far from their best but nearly pulled out a point or two before falling late to the Blue Jackets in Columbus, 4-2. The Isles held a slim 2-1 lead till the final five minutes, when a fortunate deflection canceled several previous […]
11 days ago | 1 read
The Islanders had a lot of developments coming out of the holiday break to shut out the Rangers again. Injury updates and a return, plus more Hogberg presence while Ilya Sorokin recovers. They’re back at it tonight in Columbus for a 5 p.m. start. Quick turnaround, hopefully not a letdown. Leave First Islanders Goal picks […]
12 days ago | 4 reads
Well, that was fun (and stressful!) Thanks to an early goal by Anders Lee, the New York Islanders maintained a lead essentially all game, despite some scary moments and frankly pretty sloppy play against the New York Rangers. Of course, holding on to that lead wouldn’t have been possible without incredible play by David Rittich, […]
12 days ago | 1 read
The Islanders and 25 other teams across the NHL return to action today and tonight (6 p.m. start for the Isles) as the league emerges from the holiday break, welcomed by a blanket of snow. It wouldn’t be the holidays without at least one visit from your awkward, overbearing relatives with an inflated sense of […]
13 days ago | 0 reads
Joined by friend Matt Strauss, we remember two modern Weird Islanders who felt like they were around more than they actually were; Parker Wotherspoon because of his many years in the AHL and Dmytro Timashov because of how he came to the Islanders. Parker Wotherspoon is not an exciting player. As a defensive defenseman, his […]
14 days ago | 0 reads
The Islanders and Devils entered the Christmas break with a tight, cagey match that Adam Pelech tipped in the Isles’ favor with a tiebreaking goal with 1:15 left in regulation. There were no penalties as the refs put their whistles away, which may have favored the Islanders at the pivotal moment: on another night, you […]
16 days ago | 0 reads
David Rittich will get the start as the Islanders host the Devils tonight, but it’s still worth noting a little headline they dropped yesterday: Marcus Hogberg has been recalled from Bridgeport so Ilya Sorokin can get extra rest with the coming winter break and a “small nagging issue.” Rest up and heal, Ilya, we’re gonna […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
Mike and Dan lament the Islanders three loses last week and how poorly they looked through most of them, before discussing a recent article about growing the team’s fanbase. Losing three games because one of your best players is hurt is one thing. Looking like you forgot how to play hockey is something entirely different. […]
18 days ago | 1 read
The Islanders have one more game before the brief Christmas break, Tuesday at home to the Devils. After the Dec. 24-26 break, the schedule gets heavy again with three games in four nights leading into the new year. The Devils will have Jack Hughes, who returned from injury last night. For now, the Islanders are […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Well, despite a sluggish start to the game (or really, sluggish first two periods), the New York Islanders were able to claw their way back into the game, earning a much needed point on the road after a tough game against Vancouver yesterday. Mat Barzal picked up his 10th of the season late in the […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
With a second consecutive regulation loss last night, the Isles have now dropped back into the wild card positions, though their 41 points would be good enough for first in the Atlantic and has them still in the large Metro pack that is several points behind Metro leader Carolina. Bo Horvat is still out, and […]
20 days ago | 2 reads