By Chris Boyle Possessing elite goaltending is the equivalent of a video game cheat code. It helps you avoid prolonged slumps in play and virtually assures you of yearly playoff contention. When you don’t possess it, some of your underlying issues are exposed. The Islanders possess a franchise-defining center, but they have struggled to find secondary scoring so […]
By: MSGNetworks.com Staff For the second straight game, the Islanders won in dramatic fashion. After letting a three-goal lead slip away in the third period, Anders Lee tallied the game-winning goal with 26.6 seconds left in regulation for the Isles, as they beat the Penguins, 5-3, Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Nikolay Kulemin added an […]
By: DAVID KOLB PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (13-6-3) @ NEW YORK ISLANDERS (7-10-4) DESPERATE FOR POINTS The New York Islanders defeated the Calgary Flames on Monday and look to make it two-in-a-row tonight against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The Isles are 0-1-1 against Pittsburgh this season, and with upcoming matches against the Washington Capitals […]
The connection between athletes is really cool. On a regular basis, I have the opportunity to watch the Islanders interact with one another. I’m at practices and skates, interviewing them after wins and losses. I’m there on the plane with them for hours and hours as they fly all over the US and Canada. To […]
