It seems like nothing can change the Isles luck right now. Last night in Tampa, they finally got the offensive outburst they were looking for, problem was the defense and goaltending failed to do the same. So they were looking for improvement from up and down the roster as they ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Too Much Voltage
Heading down to Tampa Bay, the Isles were not out of the woods just yet with the way they’ve struggled as of late. Yes, they did score three goals in their win on Wednesday, but overall they still had trouble playing a complete game. Tonight was a chance to change ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: A SENSe Of Urgency
For the New York Islanders, the name of the game is: URGENCY. The past two weeks, that word has seemed to escape the Isles psyche. Tonight was a chance for that trend to change and opportunity to right the ship that has begun to sunk deeper little by little. Their ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Can't Fly Fast Enough
The panic button was in the grasp of every Islander fan after Saturday night, but with the tough stretch of 12 of 14 games on the road now over, they might be able to breathe a little easier. The games on the other hand were getting tougher and tougher including ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Blanked in Big D
After an uninspired performance Thursday night, the Islanders were looking for a big win in Dallas. The Isles and Stars only met once this season with the Islanders winning 6-5 in a back and forth affair. These two clubs always go blow for blow whenever they face each other. Before ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Not So Lucky in Music City
The Isles have been pretty lucky this week. Don’t believe me, just go back to the last two games. They got three out of four points they didn’t deserve any chance of getting. For the Islanders case, they hoped that some of that luck kept on transpiring tonight as they ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Point In Pitt
After a miraculous win last night, the Isles were back in action tonight on the second half of a back to back. They traveled to Pittsburgh for a important Metro division clash. These two teams met last week with the Islanders gutting out a 2-1 win. Well tonight was just ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Clawing Victory from the Cats
I’m still trying to wrap my head around what happened earlier tonight. But I guess it finally hit me that somehow after not showing up on Saturday in Boston and the first 40 minutes tonight, the Islanders were on the winning side tonight, 3-2. It was probably the most unthinkable ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Can't Grind in Out The 6ix
Just when you think things were finally going in the right direction, the Islanders get thrown a curve ball. It was announced earlier today that Jaroslav Halak will miss a minimum six weeks, leaving it up to Thomas Greiss to lead the team into the postseason. The team has faced ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Poaching the Pens
The Islanders were finally back home after a grueling seven game road trip. A 6-1-0 record ending with a dramatic 6-4 win Sunday at the Garden lead up to another pivotal game earlier this evening. In their way, an old foe in Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was ...
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