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The 5 Hole: Isles Extinguish Flames

The Islanders (6-10-4) host a tired Flames (10-13-1) team Monday night at Barclays. This Calgary’s 6th game in 9 nights. For the 6th time in 21 games the Islanders strike first and it was Tavares who kicked off the scoring off a nice pass from Bailey (Yes, Bailey) for his first ...

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The 5 Hole: Shark Bitten In Final Minute … Again

The Islanders three game west coast trip ended Friday afternoon with a stinging 3-2 Black Friday matinee loss against the Western Conference Champion San Jose Sharks. Nick Leddy’s 4th goal of the season with only 58 seconds left tied the game at 2-2, but just 35 seconds seconds later, Patrick ...

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The 5 Hole: Stuffed in Hollywood

Just 24 hours after getting probably a season saving win, the Islanders looked claim just their second two-game winning streak of the season as they took on the Los Angeles Kings. Jaroslav Halak was back between the pipes and Shane Prince was back in the lineup for Cal Clutterbuck after ...

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The 5 Hole: Not So Mighty Ducks

#LateNightIslesTwitter is back In an attempt to get back on track the Isles (5-8-4) head out to Cali and start a three game west coast trip in Anaheim (9-7-3). After Beauvillier takes a hooking penalty only :38 into the first the Ducks went up 1-0 soon after thanks to a Fowler point ...

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The 5 Hole: Stunned in Sunrise

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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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