Tag Archives: New York Islanders

When referring back to round two against the Boston Bruins, the Islanders’ power play was a much stronger force than what presented itself in game one against Tampa in Game 1 yesterday. Looking at game 5 alone, the Isles managed to go 3/4 on their chances, with those goals coming ...

It doesn’t feel that long ago that Semyon Varlamov had gotten shelled against the Penguins in his Game 3 start in the first round. In fact, it’s been just 23 days since that rough outing led to Varlamov, who didn’t seem 100%, being relieved of his starting duties in favor ...

Barry Trotz didn’t mince words when saying that this is what he wanted for him and his team. “I’m glad it’s Tampa,” the Islanders’ head coach said on Thursday in a radio spot on ESPN NY Radio. “If you’re going to win a Stanley Cup, why not go through the ...

After shocking NHL analysts and models in their six game series victory over the Boston Bruins, the Islanders face even more outrageous odds against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Models across the league give the Islanders roughly a 30% chance to win the series, something that has ...

The Old Barn isn’t done yet as the New York Islanders eliminated the Boston Bruins in six games to force at least two more home games at Fort Neverlose. For the second straight series, the blue and orange proved another one of my predictions wrong. I had Boston ousting the ...

On Wednesday night the New York Islanders clinched their second round series with a 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. The series was a hard-fought battle that could have gone either way. The difference was the Isles’ ability to absolutely shut down the Bruins’ second line.Heading into the second-round matchup ...

In the midst of the Islanders’ first-round game four matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Coliseum, a highlight video played on the jumbotron. Within moments, Matt Moulson appeared on the screen with a blue t-shirt in hand. The crowd inside the Coliseum erupted and chants of “Matty Moulson” rang ...

Those pesky New York Islanders have done it again! The Islanders punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Wednesday night, as they took down the Boston Bruins in six games. This series felt like deja vu from round one: the Islanders, underestimated heavily against a perennial playoff contender, ...

Let’s talk about Garth Snow. Yes, that Garth Snow: The man every Islander fan wished to never hear of again after June of 2018. It’s been just over three years since Snow was relieved of his GM duties, and over two years since he last worked for the organization in ...

Finishing off the Pittsburgh Penguins in round one, Islander fans were excited to shout “We want Boston!” Boston fans took to Twitter to quickly laugh at this chant believing that they would sweep the Islanders easy. Even statistics weren’t favoring the Isles any and it looked to be stacked odds ...