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New York Islanders captain, Anders Lee, returned to the ice for an optional morning skate this morning for the first time since being injured back on March 11th. This is fantastic news for the Islanders, despite head coach, Barry Trotz, having already ruled Lee out for the remainder of the ...

The playoffs are a different experience in any sport but playoff hockey, that takes on a completely distinct level. Touted as the best postseason among the four major sports, this year’s Stanley Cup tournament feels different with arenas opening up to more and more fans as many get the COVID-19 ...

Following a 4-1 victory on Saturday night, the New York Islanders are now on level ground with the Boston Bruins in their second-round matchup. The win in game four evened the series at two games apiece.  Last night, paired with a competitive overtime loss in game three, one Islander, in ...

Mathew Barzal’s game has turned up a notch, which has added an extra presence in the New York Islanders second-round series against the Boston Bruins. Starting with game three, Barzal netted a much-needed goal that gave the Islanders the fighting chance they needed to push for a win in overtime. ...

The term street fight has been used once to describe already one game in the playoffs for the Islanders. Oddly enough, it was coined by a Penguins beat writer in the last round in game three where they lost 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was in that contest, particularly ...

For any trade that takes place in the NHL, there’s always a winner and loser. Sometimes that’s determined by how the major piece or pieces of that said deal performs when it matters the most. In the Islanders’ case, they have been lucky enough two years in a row to ...

When playing a dominant team like the Boston Bruins, the New York Islanders are going to need to make the most out of any opportunity that they get. So far in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they are 3/6 on their power play. Those three goals did come ...

The Islanders are now on level ground in their second-round playoff matchup with the Boston Bruins, following a 4-3 win in overtime Monday. It wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination, but looking at this game there were two factors that stood out from the rest when analyzing the ...

A team’s energy will normally dictate the way a team plays, and that has held true for the New York Islanders through the first two games of their second round series with the Boston Bruins. The Islanders felt lifeless in game one, despite scoring the game’s first goal. The Bruins ...

Mathew Barzal has gotten some heat these playoffs. That backlash has been warranted due to the fact that he’s yet to provide a goal in the postseason and has just four points through eight games. With that being said though, he stepped his game up in last night’s game two ...