Tag Archives: New York Islanders

When it comes to the postseason on Long Island, it always brings about a special feel in the air. Hope springs eternal and the thought of another possible parade down Hempstead Turnpike for the first time since 1983 all begins to creep into the minds of Islander fans. Then there’s ...

The New York Islanders split the opening two games in Pittsburgh to open up their first-round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite playing in two close games, the Islanders have had their fair share of absences, but none of them have been as glaring as the power play. To ...

The scoring woes of the New York Islanders were on full display on Tuesday night, as they dropped a rather flat 2-1 game on the road to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now two games into the series, some fans might be concerned about the lack of production in game two. What ...

With the first two games have come and gone of their playoff series, Nick Leddy has yet to stand out for the Islanders. This has been something of note even as the Isles were able to get the split heading home for game three on Thursday night. What’s missing is ...

The New York Islanders dropped Game 2 of their first-round matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night in a 2-1 effort. Despite a goal-against by Islander goaltender, Semyon Varlamov, on Bryan Rust that should have been an easy save, he alone is not to blame for the lack of consistency ...

The Islanders are heading back home with a split of their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had a chance to take a commanding 2-0 series lead on Tuesday night but faltered 2-1. The offense, which threw 37 shots on Pens’ netminder Tristan Jarry, failed to do anything of ...

Before Tuesday’s game two 2-1 loss, Islanders’ head coach Barry Trotz played it close to the best who his starter in goal would be. Trotz made the curious decision to sit rookie goalie Ilya Sorokin after a 39-save performance which surely was the main reason that the Isles won game ...

The Beards are back in town – A few upsets have already provided us with some opportunity to throw a few dollars down at my favorite site, Betrivers.com  Washington beating Boston in game 1 gave us the chance to jump on the Bruins to win the series at +115 over ...

(This is part four of a six-part series on the 1980-81 New York Islanders. You can find part one here, part two here, and part three here) Hindsight often allows us to foreshadow in ways that make us all feel smart. Such is the case with the Islanders’ 1981 quarterfinal ...

Clark Gillies and Bobby Nystrom will always be considered champions. Both were core members of an Islanders franchise that won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the early ‘80s. That run made the Isles the last great dynasty not only in hockey but in sports. Now with the Stanley Cup Playoffs ...