Another game, another playoff rematch for this struggling Islanders club. This time they took on the team they beat for their first playoff series win in 23 years, the Florida Panthers. These two teams put on a highly entertaining series, and it seems every time they play, it’s always a ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: No Match for the Bolts
After getting a win they desperately needed Monday night, the Islanders headed to the Sunshine State for a quick two game road trip which began tonight in Tampa. This is the second meeting between the Isles and Lightning in a 14-day span with the third game taking place next Monday. ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Night of Firsts
After another tough loss Saturday and the news that Travis Hamonic will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken thumb, Isles fans were looking for any type of positive. They may have gotten that with the Vancouver Canucks in town. The Canucks have the worst record of ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Not Enough Oil In the Tank
A rare Saturday night game at home was on the card for a struggling Islanders team Saturday. What used to be a tradition to every Isles fan who lives on Long Island has become a thing of the past. But, a showdown with superstar Connor McDavid and the Oilers was ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Can't Fly with Philly
The Islanders were looking to bounce back from Tuesday night’s thumping at the hands of the Lightning, in their way was the division rival Philadelphia Flyers. This game was the first of four meetings between the two teams. Missing Anthony Beauvillier and Jaroslav Halak getting the start, the Isles fell ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Bolted out of Barclays
It was a playoff rematch Tuesday night as the Islanders took on the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time since being eliminated in the playoffs by them last May. These two teams will play each other three times in the next 14 days, and with the way that six ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Raking the Leafs
An old friend made his return to Brooklyn today. Matt Martin and his new club, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in town for a Sunday showdown with the Islanders. Drama has ensued since the Isles back to back losses this week, but their was still a game to be played ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Tough Times in the Burgh
It’s always good to get right back at it after a tough loss, and in the Islanders case going up against the defending Stanley Cup champs, they couldn’t have asked for a better challenge. Shane Prince returned to the lineup as the Isles headed to Pittsburgh for the first of ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Can't Hab Them All
The Islanders kept looking to build off their past two games as they welcomed the Canadiens to Barclays Center. Mathew Barzal was back in the lineup with Nikolay Kulemin day to day while the team faced old friend Al Montoya instead of Carey Price who has given them fits in ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Going Wild on a Sunday
Things just seem to get more and more interesting in Islanders Country nowadays. Yesterday, it was announced that Ryan Pulock would miss four to six weeks plus the ice at Barclays was a disgrace on Friday. To some a win against the Minnnesota Wild earlier this evening would help cure ...
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