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Ducks, Islanders meet with focus on sustaining leads
The New York Islanders and Anaheim Ducks have plenty in common for a pair of teams who only see each other twice a season.,Both squads will attempt to establish some consistency Tuesday night when New York hosts Anaheim in Elmont, N.Y.,The Islanders and Ducks each squandered early leads and were on ...
Matthew Tkachuk (2 goals), Panthers earn win at Isles
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season Saturday night for the Florida Panthers, who scored the final six goals as they stormed back to beat the host New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who h...
Matthew Tkachuk scores pair, Panthers win on the road again
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season Saturday night for the Florida Panthers, who scored the final six goals as they stormed back to beat the host New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who h...
Islanders, rugged Matt Martin reach 1-year deal
Rugged free agent forward Matt Martin agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New York Islanders on Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Islanders for Martin, who is the active hits leader in NHL history with 3,854. ,Martin, 35, recorded four goals and four assists in 57 games...
Islanders ride momentum of OT win into clash vs. Panthers
The seventh game of an NHL season is far too early for a team to be approaching must-win territory.,But considering what awaits the New York Islanders in their eighth game, it's a good thing they won Friday night.,The Islanders will look to complete a back-to-back sweep of Eastern Conference contend...
After losing late lead, Islanders get OT goal from Bo Horvat to top Devils
Bo Horvat scored the game-winner in overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves to lift the visiting New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,Horvat one-timed a cross-ice feed from Mathew Barzal past Jake Allen at 1:08.,With Allen pulled for the extra attacker late in the th...
Islanders seek more goals as they visit New Jersey
The New York Islanders look to break out of their offensive woes when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,The Islanders lost 1-0 to Detroit on Tuesday, New York's first contest without top-line forward Anthony Duclair, who is sidelined four to six weeks with a lower-body injury. It marked th...
Islanders F Anthony Duclair (lower body) out 4-6 weeks
New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair will be sidelined four-to-six weeks due to a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday.,Duclair sustained the injury in the third period of the Islanders' 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Duclair, 29, has two goals and one assi...
Alex Lyon roars as Red Wings shut out Islanders
Alex Lyon made 29 saves and Patrick Kane scored in the first period as the visiting Detroit Red Wings earned a 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y.,After being outscored 9-3 in a home-and-home with the New York Rangers last week, the Red Wings earned their second str...
Islanders search for answers to Duclair injury, host Red Wings
The New York Islanders' rebuilt first line lasted fewer than five games.,The Islanders will be without left winger Anthony Duclair Tuesday night when New York hosts the Detroit Red Wings in Elmont, N.Y.,Both teams have been off since winning Saturday night, when the Islanders outlasted the Montreal ...
Islanders F Anthony Duclair (LBI) out long term
New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair suffered a lower-body injury that will keep him out long term but not for the season.,Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello made the announcement Monday, adding that more will be known Tuesday after further testing.,Duclair, 29, was injured in the third ...
Islanders outlast slumping Canadiens after lengthy shootout
Noah Dobson scored in the ninth round of the shootout Saturday night for the New York Islanders, who squandered two leads before outlasting the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, in Elmont, N.Y.,Neither team scored in the first three rounds of the shootout before both swapped goals in the next two rounds. Goa...
Islanders aim to ignite offense vs. Canadiens
While Patrick Roy was left in disbelief about some of the scoring chances that failed to go in the net, he was generally satisfied with the how the New York Islanders performed during a three-game road trip in which they were blanked on two occasions.,Coming off their second shutout loss, the Island...
Joel Hofer, Blues shut out Islanders for OT win
Joel Hofer made 34 saves and Jake Neighbours scored as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting New York Islanders 1-0 in overtime Thursday.,Hofer earned his second career shutout and helped set up Neighbours' winning goal 2:04 into overtime with his outlet pass.,Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for the I...
Blues look to snap two-game skid, host Islanders
The New York Islanders added speedy winger Anthony Duclair and KHL winger Maxim Tsyplakov this past offseason, giving coach Patrick Roy the ability to form two potent forward lines.,The Islanders will test that newfound depth when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.,Duclair (two goals,...
Brock Nelson, Islanders keep Avalanche winless
Brock Nelson scored two goals 2:49 apart in the second period as the New York Islanders beat the struggling Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Monday in Denver.,Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri, Anthony Duclair and Mathew Barzal each added a goal and Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots for New York, which won in coach Pa...
Isles coach Patrick Roy returns to Colorado to face Avs
Patrick Roy is considered by many to be the best goaltender in NHL history and is revered in Colorado for backstopping two of the franchise's three Stanley Cup titles.,But the last memory he has with the organization isn't pleasant. Roy coached the Avalanche for three seasons before abruptly resigni...
Stars shine in home opener, blank Islanders
Jake Oettinger stopped all 33 shots he faced Saturday night as the Dallas Stars won their home opener by beating the New York Islanders 3-0.,The shutout was the 11th of Oettinger's career and his first since he had 35 saves in a 5-0 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on April 3.,Tyler Seguin open...
Islanders brace for early road trip, starting at Stars
The New York Islanders didn't have to look far for an idea of how to handle their first road trip of the season.,After a difficult loss, the Islanders will embark on a three-game trek Saturday night when they visit the Dallas Stars in the second contest of the season for both teams.,New York and Dal...
Dylan Guenther, Utah top Isles in OT, stay perfect
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game at 2:18 of overtime Thursday night for the Utah Hockey Club, who edged the New York Islanders 5-4 in Elmont, N.Y.,The contest was the season opener for New York.,Guenther took a pass from Sean Durzi in the slot and sent a shot past Islanders goalie S...