The panic button was in the grasp of every Islander fan after Saturday night, but with the tough stretch of 12 of 14 games on the road now over, they might be able to breathe a little easier. The games on the other hand were getting tougher and tougher including ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Blanked in Big D
After an uninspired performance Thursday night, the Islanders were looking for a big win in Dallas. The Isles and Stars only met once this season with the Islanders winning 6-5 in a back and forth affair. These two clubs always go blow for blow whenever they face each other. Before ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Not So Lucky in Music City
The Isles have been pretty lucky this week. Don’t believe me, just go back to the last two games. They got three out of four points they didn’t deserve any chance of getting. For the Islanders case, they hoped that some of that luck kept on transpiring tonight as they ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Point In Pitt
After a miraculous win last night, the Isles were back in action tonight on the second half of a back to back. They traveled to Pittsburgh for a important Metro division clash. These two teams met last week with the Islanders gutting out a 2-1 win. Well tonight was just ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Clawing Victory from the Cats
I’m still trying to wrap my head around what happened earlier tonight. But I guess it finally hit me that somehow after not showing up on Saturday in Boston and the first 40 minutes tonight, the Islanders were on the winning side tonight, 3-2. It was probably the most unthinkable ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Can't Grind in Out The 6ix
Just when you think things were finally going in the right direction, the Islanders get thrown a curve ball. It was announced earlier today that Jaroslav Halak will miss a minimum six weeks, leaving it up to Thomas Greiss to lead the team into the postseason. The team has faced ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Poaching the Pens
The Islanders were finally back home after a grueling seven game road trip. A 6-1-0 record ending with a dramatic 6-4 win Sunday at the Garden lead up to another pivotal game earlier this evening. In their way, an old foe in Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: A New York Classic
What better place to end a season-defining road trip then at Madison Square Garden? Tonight, the Islanders battled the Rangers for the third time this season and possible first round playoff preview. And let’s just put it this way, the game lived up to the hype. A wacky, on the ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Prevailing in the Peg
It’s been said many times before, but it needs to be said again, the Islanders own the Western Conference this year. On this season-defining trip the boys have gone 4-1-0 so far as they headed to Winnipeg to finish up the Canadian part of there trip before coming back for ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Victory in Van City
The Islanders continued their Western Canada swing last night in a place that hasn’t been to kind to them the past couple of season, Vancouver. These two clubs met late in January with the Canucks crawling out of Barclays Center with a 2-1 shootout win. The Islanders dominated the game ...
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