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 ...
Read More »Greenberg: Sorokin Has Saved the Isles When they Needed It Most
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 ...
Read More »Watling: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in a Penguin Thumping
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 ...
Read More »Taub: The kids shined the brightest for the Islanders in game four victory
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 ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Penguins' penalties turned the tide in Isles' game four win
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 ...
Read More »Mandell: In-game changes helped Barzal thrive in Islanders’ game four win
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 ...
Read More »Dunnigan: Slow Starts Could Cost Islanders their series
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 ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Three positives to take away from wild Game three loss
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 ...
Read More »Taub: Islanders' first round series taking on 2013 vibes, especially last night
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 ...
Read More »Farieri: Islanders penalty kill has been a true bright spot
In a series where special teams could be a deciding factor, Islanders’ penalty kill has been flat out dominant. The league’s sixth-best penalty kill, which went 83.7% on the year, has gone a perfect 5 for 5 against a deadly Penguin power-play unit that ranked fourth-best in the league with ...
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