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The 5 Hole: Defeated in D.C.

After a convincing win Tuesday night against Minnesota, the Islanders headed down to the nation’s capital for a showdown with the division leading Capitals. Tonight was the first time the Isles have played in D.C. since losing in game seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals last spring. With points at ...

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The 5 Hole: Born To Be Wild

The All Star break has come and gone, and now it’s back to business for the Islanders. Tuesday nights’ game started a stretch of 35 games in the next 68 nights to end the season. For the first time this season, they met the Minnesota Wild for a showdown. The ...

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The 5 Hole: Seeing Too Much Red

The Islanders have been playing some good hockey as of late, and with one game left before the all star break, they needed to go in strong. After not getting to play Saturday night, tonight the Isles were faced with that task. Opposing them was another tough opponent in the ...

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The 5 Hole: SENSational Effort

It felt like forever, but finally after a five day break, Islanders hockey was finally back. They took their strong recent play into the capital city of Canada, Ottawa for a showdown with the Ottawa Senators. The two teams met earlier in the season with the Sens getting a 3-2 ...

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The 5 Hole: Point Taken

Sunday’s at Barclays Center have been a new experience for the Isles and their fans, and the game they saw yesterday was no different. Coming off one of their biggest wins of the season against the Rangers, the Islanders met the Vancouver Canucks in what turned out to be an ...

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The 5 Hole: Flipping the Script on Broadway

The Rangers and Islanders met for the second time this season, and just like the first match-up, the game lived up to the expectations. Both teams have not been playing their best hockey as of late, so anytime a win against your rival can come along, it can change your ...

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The 5 Hole: Shot Out of a Cannon

It’s tough times in Islander Country, and the Isles keep taking bullet after bullet. Those bullets aren’t just being put through the roster, but also where the team sits in the Metro and Eastern Conference. With the Rangers coming into Brooklyn Thursday, the team needed to get their confidence back ...

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The 5 Hole: Bullied on Broad Street

41 games down, 41 to go. This afternoon, the Isles began their assault on the second half of the season in the “City of Brotherly Love”, Philadelphia. Last time the Isles were there, they escaped with a 4-3 win in the shootout. It was the second time the teams met ...

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The 5 Hole: Capital Punishment

After a long four day layoff, it was back to business for the Islanders. The business at hand earlier tonight was a familiar one, the Washington Capitals. The Caps sit ahead of the Isles in the Metro division, and tonight was the first time these teams met since their exciting ...

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The 5 Hole: Shooting STARS

After a dreadful performance last night in The Steel City, the Islanders were back in action finishing up the second half of a back to back weekend. They welcomed the league leading Dallas Stars to Brooklyn for the first time earlier tonight. These two teams met twice last year both ...

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