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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: 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 ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Getting On Track
I’m fine with the Josh Bailey first line experiment. It is the year of Josh Bailey after all. #Isles — Brendan Murray (@MurraySportTalk) October 21, 2016 Welp, Ryan knows what he’ll look like in 30 years… #isles — Lauren Wagner (@Laurenwagnernyc) October 21, 2016 SEIDENBERG! #Isles on the board first ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Bitten Late
After picking up there first win of the season Sunday night, the Islanders returned to action earlier this evening against the defending Western Conference Champion San Jose Sharks. This contest was a good early season test for the Isles as well as the second of a five game home stand ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Brutal Premiere on Broadway
Can you think of a bigger way to kick of the 2016-17 season that Islanders vs Rangers? No, neither can I. The Islanders swept the Blueshirts four straight games last season which was one element in such a high-profile affair. Both these teams went through major off-season changes that were ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Season Struck Down
It was win or go home for the Islanders earlier this afternoon. The team knew they had there backs against the wall, and the thought was that they were going to leave it out all on the ice no matter what the scoreboard said. That was not the case, as ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Backs to The Wall
It’s been three nights since the Isles had a golden opportunity to go up 2-1 in their best of seven series with the Lightning, and tonight was a must win for the team knowing they could be backs against the wall Sunday afternoon down in Tampa. The entire team was ...
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