Preview: Islanders Look to Bounce Back As They Host Capitals Gil Martin | December 13, 2016 The New York Islanders look to regroup after Saturday’s disappointing 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets when they host the Washington Capitals Tuesday night at Barclays Center. The loss to…
Recap: Islanders Allow Four Goals in Third; Fall to Blue Jackets 6-2 Gil Martin | December 10, 2016 The New York Islanders gave up four goals in the third period and fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 at Nationwide Arena Saturday night. The loss ended a six-game…
Islanders Living on the Edge Jim Cerny | December 1, 2016 If ever there was an example of how much the 2016-17 New York Islanders teeter on the edge, then Wednesday night’s 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Barclays Center…
Three Islanders Who Need To Bounce Back in 2016-17 Noel Fogelman | August 29, 2016 The New York Islanders had a strange 2015-16 season. They did advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1993 but it seemed like everyone not named…
Islanders Have No Choice But to Bounce Back Christopher Lizza | May 4, 2016 There is no doubt the New York Islanders Game 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning is a tough pill to swallow. They were 38.4 seconds away from taking a…
Reasons to Believe for the New York Islanders Will Burchfield | April 11, 2016 If you’re a New York Islanders fan, life probably feels a bit backwards right now. Despite watching the team clinch its second consecutive playoff berth this week, excitement has been…
Do the Islanders Boast the Best Defense in the East? Will Burchfield | March 15, 2016 Opinions vary on what it takes to go the distance in professional sports, but one notion reigns supreme: defense wins championships. If so, the Islanders are sitting quite pretty in…
Islanders Defensemen Healthy And Ready To Go Noel Fogelman | March 3, 2016 The Islanders Tuesday night played the six defenseman (Johnny Boychuk, Nick Leddy, Travis Hamonic, Calvin de Haan, Thomas Hickey, and Ryan Pulock) that fans have been screaming for all season.…
On Milan Lucic’s Return to Boston Mike Miccoli | February 10, 2016 By now, the Boston Bruins should be used to this. Tim Thomas. Andrew Ference. Shawn Thornton. Johnny Boychuk. Each returned to Boston with a different jersey, but came back to…
The Positive to Boychuk, Hamonic Injuries Will Burchfield | January 21, 2016 Though overlapping injuries to Johnny Boychuk and Travis Hamonic have thinned the Islanders’ blueline, they have also proven the team can survive without them. And with Hamonic set to return…
Islanders Defensemen Fill In Nicely For Boychuk And Hamonic Noel Fogelman | January 18, 2016 The Islanders lost two of their top-three defensemen in a span of a week early this month when Johnny Boychuk and Travis Hamonic went down with injuries. Boychuk injured his…
How The Islanders Cope with Johnny Boychuk’s Injury Noel Fogelman | January 5, 2016 The Islanders will have to deal with the reality that defenseman Johnny Boychuk will be out 4-6 weeks with an upper-body injury. Boychuk suffered the injury on New Year’s Eve…