UNIONDALE, NY— A minor-league demotion two months ago gave Martin Biron a chance to think about his future with a contending club.
Biron made 35 saves on Thursday night in a late-season game. But his effort was not for a club in the Stanley Cup hunt. The 32-year-old netminder was still [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— First intermission treated Islanders fans to a glimpse of a mini remote controlled blimp getting wedged in the rafters near the Nassau Coliseum press box.
Consider it symbolism for the arena’s home team as the Islanders are desperately looking to find the right direction. The Islanders failed to generate much offense against a goalie [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Fans filled the green Nassau Coliseum seats to capacity for just the second time this season Monday afternoon when the Islanders hosted the Devils.
The previous sellout came in the opener when John Tavares made his NHL debut against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. While the glamour level wasn’t the same for [...]

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 [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Biron is not a starting pitcher despite needing a glove for his job. Yet the Islanders goalie could be forgiven if he sometimes feels like a hurler who receives little run support.
Biron is winless in his last six starts and 2-10-2 overall in his first season since signing as a free agent. [...]

UNIONDALE, NY – During the first week of the season, the New York Islanders couldn’t win a shootout.
Now, they just can’t win at all.
The look on coach Scott Gordon’s face told the story. Meeting with his team for about 15 minutes after last night’s 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks, the coach came out [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Biron brought up the team’s intensity level after the Islanders failed for a fourth straight time to pick up its first victory of the new season.
Biron logged 20 saves and Matt Moulson scored a late third period goal. But the Isles still fell to the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1, in front of [...]

MANCHESTER, NH -  Hartford Wolf Pack leading point-scorer P.A. Parenteau had a goal and two assists, and Matt Zaba made 33 saves, as the Wolf Pack equaled a season high with their third straight victory Saturday, defeating the Manchester Monarchs 4-3 in Manchester.
The win kept the Wolf Pack (25-18-2-3, 55 points) tied with Providence for [...]