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The New York Islanders pushed themselves through three difficult rounds against some of the NHL’s top teams in their postseason run. They knocked out the Pittsburgh Penguins who led the East Division during the regular season and then they took out the big bad Boston Bruins. When it came to ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Five takeaways from the Islanders semifinal loss to The Lightning
For the second straight postseason, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning battled it out for a chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, this postseason ended exactly like last year’s… in heartbreak for the Isles. Congratulations to the Lightning, again. They have an amazing team that ...
Read More »Simpson: Islanders Take It To the Limit One More Time: A Retrospective
The New York Islanders will travel to Tampa Bay to face the Lightning this Friday in what is the franchise’s 14th playoff series that has gone the limit. Series-deciding games are unusual: in Islanders history, they are rare if nevertheless memorable. So, as the Islanders and their fans look forward ...
Read More »A Matter of Perspective: On Game 7 and Taking in the View
The Islanders are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. Eleven words I never, ever thought I’d write, type, or express in any form whatsoever. It’s exhilarating, perplexing, and, above all, nerve-wracking. For those of us who did not experience the dynastic era, this is the closest we’ve ever ...
Read More »Mandell: Game 6 was a defining moment for Mathew Barzal
Heading into Wednesday night, the New York Islanders had a lot of questions, but none of them loomed as large as the ones surrounding Mathew Barzal. The Islanders star was coming off an ejection in Game 5 for a poor decision cross-checking Jan Rutta’s in the face. For Barzal, the ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Varlamov's bounce back in goal helps Isles force Game 7
The New York Islanders officially live to fight another day, following a chaotic 3-2 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals. In an incredible comeback victory, the offense for New York was on full display… but we can’t forget about the man ...
Read More »Repetto: Islanders Come Back Win Pushes Game Seven in Tampa Bay
After falling in Game 5 8-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the New York Islanders needed to scrape up a win to prevent their Stanley Cup dreams from ending in round three. It was no easy task as Brayden Point was again a thorn in the Isles side by opening ...
Read More »Taub: The Ghosts of Coliseum Past was with the Islanders last night
If you think about it, what unfolded last night inside Nassau Coliseum had the feel of something spiritual. There felt like somebody or multiple forces watching over the Islanders as they put on a tremendous comeback to force a Game 7 in Tampa Bay tomorrow night. It could have been ...
Read More »Repetto: Barzal Ejected From Game 5 with a Game Misconduct
The Tampa Bay Lightning had already run the score up to 6-0 by the time Mathew Barzal received a major penalty as well as a game misconduct for cross-checking. Barzal and Jan Rutta exchanged words at the close of the second period when the two got into an altercation leading ...
Read More »Taub: Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Isles in Game 5
There have been plenty of times for the Islanders in the Barry Trotz era where things have gone wrong. But last night in the team’s pivotal Game 5 against the Lightning, might have taken the cake. Considering the magnitude of the game, it’s easy to see why. The Isles came ...
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