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- Perhaps using the French phrase “la dernière place” sounds nicer than saying the Islanders are in last place. But whether spoken or read in French or English, the results were the same as a battered Islanders squad fell, 5-1, to Montreal at the Nassau Coliseum.
After veterans Saku Koivu and Mathieu Schneider scored in [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- It might not mean much come the season-opener in October. But for a one-week stretch, the Islanders look closer to a promising young team than a directionless unit in contention for the No. 1 overall draft pick.
The Islanders once again found offense from unlikely sources and good goaltending made it stand up. One [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- There is no telling if the Islanders matinee performance against the Devils Saturday was a harbinger of a promising future or merely a welcome respite to a frustrating season.
But for one afternoon at least, the core of the Isles youth movement was able to  combine effort and skill to outwork a veteran team. [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are two of the NHL’s best players. Jeff Tambellini and Frans Nielsen have a combined four goals in 70 games entering yesterday.
But the Islanders duo out-played its Pittsburgh counterparts in the clutch Monday afternoon, with both struggling youngsters beating Marc-Andre Fleury in the shootout while Joey MacDonald stymied [...]

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 [...]