UNIONDALE, NY— Both the Islanders and Lightning are pinning future hopes on the last two top overall draft picks.
Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos and New York’s John Tavares played important roles in Saturday’s matinee. But three veterans infused the Islanders youth movement in propelling the club to a 5-4 win over the Lightning.
Doug Weight netted his [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Brodeur was on the Nassau Coliseum ice for the entire third period on Saturday night.
The troubling thing for the Islanders is that Brodeur was only slightly more active than he was on Monday. Four goals in 40 minutes chased Brodeur to the bench in the Islanders win in that contest, though the [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Less than 10 points separates the fifth place team from the Eastern Conference’s 13th spot.
The Islanders won’t know until season’s end if the Atlanta Thrashers’ comeback on Saturday night will be the difference in qualifying for the playoffs.
But the Isles still earned the victory despite blowing two separate three-goal leads in a [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Biron provided the Islanders with consistent production on another occasion. The Islanders goaltender stopped 28 of 30 shots against Philadelphia, allowing only close-range goals from wide open forwards Danny Briere and Jeff Carter.
But Biron did not log his second shutout of the season. That ensured a loss thanks to another anemic offensive [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Twice the red lights accidentally flashed behind the Islanders net in the final five minutes of regulation.
Dwayne Roloson didn’t let the symbolism become foreshadowing. The netminder stopped 14 shots in the final period while Trent Hunter and John Tavares scored just 1:30 apart in the second period to lead the Islanders to a [...]

NEW YORK – Suddenly, the New York Rangers are on a roll. The Blueshirts beat the Boston Bruins, the best team in the Eastern Conference, 4-3 in a Sunday afternoon matinee at Madison Square Garden. It was the Rangers’ third victory in a row and second in as many games since Tuesday’s NHL trade deadline [...]

If it isn’t the end, then there really is nobody paying close attention when it comes to the hockey club that occupies 33rd and Seventh.
In a game they had to have essentially to save their coach’s job, the Blueshirts were just blue in the face falling to the Blues in St. Louis 2-1 extending the misery [...]

NEWARK, NJ- The next two important dates for the Islanders franchise will be the March 4 trade deadline and the draft lottery. But coach Scott Gordon has been able to get his team to compete despite its last-place status, even if they consistently play just well enough to lose.
With no go-to scorer, the Islanders once [...]

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers rode stellar special teams play to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night and head into the All-Star break in first place in the Atlantic Division. All four Rangers goals came from special teams units, with the eventual game winner scored by Scott Gomez [...]

UNIONDALE, NY — Before the Islanders took the ice to face the Florida Panthers in a New Year’s Eve matinee, the club introduced mascots of comic book heroes like Spiderman and the Hulk.
Ironman was also in attendance, though he did not take a picture with Rick DiPietro. The snapshot would have marked a dichotomy of [...]