The Islanders have reassigned defenseman Isaiah George to AHL Bridgeport, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com. That opens an active roster spot for fellow rearguard Carson Soucy to join the team after being acquired from the Rangers last night.
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 21 shots to guide the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. He impressed again despite a slow start to the season.
In a normal world, a trade for a defenseman like Carson Soucy wouldn’t raise that many eyebrows. He’s not the type of player who single-handedly changes a roster, nor is he the type to be a hero on a given night.
The race for the Calder Trophy is all but over. Much like a marathon runner that has surged ahead of the pack after starting at a tremendous pace, New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has separated himself from the rest of the rookie class.
Since sending the letter to fans, announcing their path toward rebuilding. Fans and media have been speculating on which pieces Chris Drury would start trading off the roster.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
The New York Islanders are hedging their bets as they look to solidify their foothold on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference this season. On Monday, the Isles completed a rare trade with crosstown rivals, the New York Rangers, involving impending unrestricted free-agent defenceman Carson Soucy.
Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves for his league-leading sixth shutout as the visiting New York Islanders notched a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
Welcome to another NHL Predictions. Each day, here at Last Word On Hockey, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for NHL games. For this edition, we take a look at the New York Islanders facing the Philadelphia Flyers.
The New York Islanders were shut out 5-0 at home by the red-hot Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. While the lopsided score might have shocked some, what was even more surprising—especially for those who didn’t watch and only saw the box score—was that Mathew Barzal logged just 12:45 of ice time.
The New York Islanders are expected to turn towards a top prospect to help them with injuries. Defenseman Isaiah George appears to have been recalled to the NHL just before the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders’ Friday night game per Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News.
New York Islanders star forward Bo Horvat hasn’t played since New Year’s Day after suffering an upper-body injury in a 7-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth at UBS Arena.
An important blueliner on Long Island might be missing some game action, while another veteran is close to returning. It has been reported that New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The Seattle Kraken will continue a six-game stretch at Climate Pledge Arena in the midst of an action-packed January, with their latest opponent being the New York Islanders.
Elias Pettersson has become one of the most polarizing players in the NHL over the past few years. After signing what was, at the time, a well-deserved $11.6 million per year extension thanks to a 102-point 2022-23 campaign, things have gone off the rails, and not everyone is convinced he’ll ever return to that level.
Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and statistics, then makes predictions based on how they might unfold.
A 1-0 shootout loss to the host New York Islanders just before Thanksgiving sent the Seattle Kraken into a 1-9-1 skid and dropped them into last place in the NHL's overall standings.
Antony Duclair scored a pair of game-tying goals as the New York Islanders came from behind to win at Vancouver 4-3 on Monday night, sending the Canucks to their 11th consecutive loss.
As the old saying goes, a great goaltender can make a good team better. Right now, that’s what Ilya Sorokin is doing for the New York Islanders. Sorokin has been widely considered one of the best netminders in the league, though the team in front of him hasn’t been anything special at times.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Yes, the time has come again for more possible contract extensions. This time, we serve up Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee.
Bo Horvat’s big week took a rough turn Thursday afternoon. Just one day after being named to Team Canada’s Olympic roster for the Milan Games, Horvat was forced to leave the Islanders’ game against the Utah Mammoth in the third period after an awkward collision with defenseman Sean Durzi.