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There is a realism and practicality to the Islanders' collective attitude that is surprising in its simplicity. With all the available extra motivation lying around a team picked to go nowhere and now proving almost all of the pundits wrong,... Read More »

Chris Kunitz scored in overtime to shift a topsy-turvy series between the Penguins and New York Islanders. Kunitz scored on a power play with 11:16 left in overtime to give the Penguins a 5-4 victory in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference... Read More »

The Penguins said from the time their first-round playoff matchup with the New York Islanders was set that they anticipated a long series. For a while, that seemed mostly like an expression of respect for their opponents. Based on the way the... Read More »

The New York Islanders are in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007. That means there have been a lot of springs lately when the lights were off -- and the hope was missing -- at Nassau Coliseum. Had to feel just awful at the... Read More »

With the Senators' 4-2 win over the Bruins last night in Boston, the Islanders finished as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, giving them a spot opposite the Penguins in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Penguins, who finished on... Read More »

If veteran Danny Briere played his last home game in a Flyers uniform Thursday night, he made a theatrical exit, scoring his first goal in 20 games in his team's 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. At the same time, rookie defenseman Oliver... Read More »

The New York Islanders kept on rolling tonight, running up their hot streak to 10-1-2 in their last 13 games with a 5-3 win in Toronto. That streak dates back to just after a 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh at the Coliseum on March 22nd, darn near a month... Read More »

It was not the best 40 minutes' worth of Islanders work Tuesday night at the Coliseum. But they carried a lead into the third period against the Flyers, who hadn't lost on Long Island since April 2010. In that third period the Islanders showed... Read More »

If things look and sound familiar this Monday for the Flyers, well, that's because they are familiar. Peter Laviolette's club went into the weekend ranked 11th, just two points out of the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.... Read More »

Mark Streit will not be moved by the New York Islanders at the NHL Trade Deadline, according to Hockey Central Insider John Shannon. Streit, who is in the final year of his contract and will become an unrestricted free agent after the season, was... Read More »

With 13 games remaining in the season, the Islanders sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and actually have a shot at making the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Those chances may have improved with the signing of prospect Anders... Read More »

The New York Islanders and veteran defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky have agreed to terms on a two-year extension, the team announced Friday evening. The deal is worth $9.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. Visnovsky was believed to be... Read More »

John Tavares and his linemates had one of their roughest games of the season Tuesday as the Islanders lost an early two-goal lead. But the reason Tavares is the engine that makes the Islanders go is that he finds a way to get results. He did just... Read More »

It has been difficult to pin down what sort of team the Islanders are this season. They head into Tuesday night's game with the Capitals still in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, kicking themselves for numerous missed... Read More »

Just when it looked like it couldn't get any worse for the Senators Tuesday night, it only got better. After losing stalwart defenceman Marc Methot to an injury early in the second, the Senators erased a two-goal deficit to score a last-minute... Read More »