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—Fourteen players on the Islanders roster had scored more goals than Rob Schremp entering last night’s shootout against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
But coach Scott Gordon entrusted the 23-year-old to break a deadlock in the skills session despite Schremp logging just one regulation goal through his first 18 games this season.
The move paid dividends as [...]

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 [...]

NEW YORK— Handing a point to a division rival is a steep price for busting any player out of a slump.
But Islanders coach Scott Gordon said it’s a trade-off he’ll gladly take after Kyle Okposo pushed a shot that hit off Marc Staal and past Henrik Lundqvist for game-winner in a 3-2 overtime victory over [...]

UNIONDALE, NY—Sidney Crosby picked up an assist but no goal in his first professional game. Evgeni Malkin scored a goal but didn’t add any assists in his first National Hockey League contest.
John Tavares’ NHL debut went better than the two perennial All-Stars he opposed last night. The first overall draft pick fired a sweeping backhand [...]

The New York Yankees may have won their 11th American League east divisional crown since 1995 but as the players celebrated their Major League leading 100th regular season win in the clubhouse, after sweeping the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium Sunday, they know there is more work to be done.
“It’s nice to get back [...]

With two–thirds of its conference (8 of 12 teams) accounting for one-third of the top 24 of the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision preseason coaches poll, the Colonial Athletic Association embarks on its third season of football with high expectations as unquestionably the best FCS conference top to bottom.
And, why not?
In its first year of existence, [...]

Martin Brodeur would have preferred a larger margin for error, but he and the New Jersey Devils will have to settle for a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
“Well, I like the 2, 3-nothing better,” Brodeur joked. “It makes it tough at the end, because one lucky bounce, anything could happen.”
The all-time winningest goalie knows [...]

NEWARK, NJ – Eerily reminiscent of a game not so long ago, when the Hurricanes scored two late goals to beat the Devils at home, New Jersey took a one goal lead into the third period against Carolina Saturday afternoon.
With the score 2-1, it was apparent that the Devils needed to play 60 complete minutes [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- Next week marks the start of postseason play at Nassau Coliseum. But instead of the facility hosting the Islanders quest for a fifth Stanley Cup championship, the dilapidated building will serve as the temporary home for Bridgeport, the club’s AHL affiliate.
While the Sound Tigers are initiating its run for the Calder Cup championship, [...]