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It seems safe to say that Kyle Palmieri was everything the New York Islanders could’ve hoped for in the first round. He looked like a more motivated player with something to prove. Palmeri was one of the Isles’ best forwards against the Penguins beyond scoring three goals in six games. ...

Down go the division winners! The New York Islanders sealed the deal on Wednesday night, taking down the Pittsburgh Penguins at home in a hard-fought six game series. The Isles, who have now advanced past the first round in three consecutive postseasons, took down a Penguins team that many expected ...

The New York Islanders came into game six with a 3-2 series lead on the Pittsburgh Penguins. The need to come out of last night with a win to push them into the second round wasn’t dire but could keep them from having to go back to Pittsburgh for a ...

There are a multitude of things you can point to for the Islanders’ success now over the last three years. One of those instilled in them from day one under the Barry Trotz regime was a little-known but missing quality: resilience. Resilence in the dictionary is defined as “the capacity ...

Despite multiple lead changes in the first half of game six, the New York Islanders punched their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Islanders offense had a few moments in this series where the offense scored a ...

Monday night’s double-overtime win for the New York Islanders didn’t come without cost as rookie forward Oliver Wahlstrom went down late in the third period. Wahlstrom was unable to put any weight on his leg following the injury after his knee bent in an awkward direction. But the scariest part ...

Following his first playoff appearance in Game 1, Ilya Sorokin came within 2 minutes and 35 seconds of a shutout in Game 4 and proved himself to be the kryptonite for the Pittsburgh Penguins.  Making a total of 48 saves on Monday night during the Islanders 3-2 win over the ...

The New York Islanders took back home ice advantage from the Pittsburgh Penguins once again by stealing a victory in a pivotal game five on the road. It took two overtimes and lots of stress, but the Isles pulled out a win in a game that they probably didn’t deserve ...

The Islanders managed to pull out a double-overtime win in game five against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but not without their usual mishaps. A pattern of early goals by Pittsburgh continues to occur early on and cause the Islanders to stumble behind as they try to cover lost ground. In turn, ...

Game five of the New York Islanders series with the Pittsburgh Penguins was dominated by the latter, especially in the shots on goal department, but it was the Islanders who emerged victorious thanks to some terrific play by rookie goaltender Ilya Sorokin and Barry Trotz’s bend but don’t break system. ...