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Heading into their pivotal game five matchup in Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, any Islander fan would have been hard-pressed not to think about exactly which memorable day it was in team history and not feel good. 41 years ago Monday marked the beginning of the Isles’ dynasty when Bob ...

Where would the Islanders be at this very moment without Ilya Sorokin? It’s hard to tell exactly, but the rookie Russian netminder has answered the call when his team needed him most. With the series tied at two and both Isles wins coming with Sorokin in net, and it’s fair ...

After an emotional game three in which the Islanders could not hold momentum to save their lives, the blue and orange put it into overdrive in Saturday’s 4-1 victory. The Islanders played their best game in recent memory, playing low-event hockey in the first period with just 16 total shots ...

The one thing the Islanders had going for them into this postseason was that they were a veteran-laiden team. A battle-tested squad full of players who had now been through what it takes to go far in the playoffs. But no one had any thought to talk about the youth ...

After a wild game three loss, the New York Islanders took care of business on Saturday afternoon, as they tied their first round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-1 win. With that said, the phrase “taking care of business” held some extra incentives for the Isles in this ...

The New York Islanders evened up their series at 2-2 with the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon with a much needed 4-1 win. After dropping games two and three, Islanders fans have been calling for Mathew Barzal to step up and produce. He showed up on the scoresheet in game three ...

After a heartbreaking loss Thursday night, the Islanders find themselves in what feels like a must-win situation heading into Game Four on Saturday. Slow starts in all three games of the series have plagued the Isles and could put an early end to their playoff run.In game one, Kyle Palmieri ...

In the first playoff game on Nassau Coliseum ice since 2019, the Islanders played a game that would’ve gotten them a win nine times out of ten. This, unfortunately, was that one losing occasion, as the Isles dropped a barnburner to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4. The defeat has the Isles ...

Once again the New York Islanders found themselves off to a slow start in Game 3 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. Going into both the second and third periods in Game 3, the Isles found themselves chasing the lead at the start of each period. When push came to shove in ...

They say playoff hockey is full of highs and lows. That’s what makes it so special. You can be up one second and then incredibly down the next. And no more was that the case than in the Islanders’ game three loss last night. The Isles were defeated by the ...