Following a week-long road trip, the New York Islanders returned home on Friday. But as the team took the ice for practice at Northwell Health Ice Center, it did so without forward Brock Nelson who was absent due to personal reasons.
After opponents held his team without a goal for five straight periods, New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy did what most coaches do: shuffled the lines.
Those thinking the New York Islanders should cash in on some of their assets over salvaging another season shouldn’t get their hopes up. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts: The Podcast said the front office won’t be hosting a fire sale.
Tuesday's NHL slate is ripe with SOG value, and it's there we turn in the prop market for a pair of plays tonight.
DETROIT– Brock Nelson scored twice, but it was Mathew Barzal’s go-ahead goal at 13:58 of a back-and-forth third period that helped the New York Islanders survive against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night and escape Little Caesars Arena with a 5-3 win, along with a desperately needed two points.
Nelson, Cizikas, Barzal, and Engvall get on the scoresheet to give the Islanders the win in Detroit. This was honestly one of the better performances in recent memory for the Islanders, even with yet another blown lead in the third period.
Dallas, TX– For much of this year, the New York Islanders have heavily relied on Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal to produce the bulk of their
Brock Nelson found the back of the net against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the New York Islanders’ 5-4 overtime win on Feb. 20, a game they needed desperately to win.
The New York Islanders fell to the Calgary Flames by a final score of _ on Saturday afternoon. Brock Nelson scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the season, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau picked up his seventh of the year.
The 2024 All-Star Break was filled with news and headlines, yet the biggest thing to happen was the Elias Lindholm trade. The Calgary Flames traded their star center to the Vancouver Canucks in the first blockbuster deal of the season.
As the trade deadline approaches, the New York Islanders are in a tough position. Ideally, the front office would probably like to buy, but they aren’t in a playoff position currently.
The NHL trade deadline is a little over a month away, but teams around the league are refusing to procrastinate. In the last few days, two blockbuster moves have been completed, with Elias Lindholm heading to Vancouver and Sean Monahan now on his way to Winnipeg.
For a few minutes in the third period, the New York Islanders looked like they would complete the comeback of the season. Brock Nelson scored twice, and a Bo Horvat goal cut the Montreal Canadiens lead to 4-3, giving them all the momentum in the third period.
The New York Islanders took down the Toronto Maple Leafs by a final score of 4-3 in overtime. Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas, Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat all scored in the win, while Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves.
We found our footing last night in the prop market, and now we expand our looks with a massive NHL slate. Hope you like plus-money plays, because that's all we've got here.
Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game with 17:27 remaining in the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves as the host New York Islanders continued their recent success over the Philadelphia Flyers by holding on for a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y.
Brock Nelson enjoyed a breakout year last season when he followed a career-high 37 goals by scoring 36 times and producing a career-best 75 points to help the New York Islanders reach the playoffs.
While circling the concourses at UBS Arena, one of the most popular jerseys you see New York Islanders fans wearing is the No. 29 of Brock Nelson. But as of the team’s season opener against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, all of those jerseys are now outdated.
Let's take a look at what to expect from the New York Islanders this upcoming season.
When the New York Islanders drafted Brock Nelson 30th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, they believed he would be a big, strong top-six center who could produce offensively.
Last night went poorly on the ice, but we put that behind us and embrace the four-game Friday slate we have in the NHL. Motivation is clear throughout, and for the most part, the cards have been shown as it relates to trends in this series.
The New York Islanders have made the first rental move of the Trade Deadline season, as they have acquired center Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks for winger Anthony Beauvillier, center Aatu Raty, and a protected first-round pick in 2023.
Making matters worse for Brock Nelson and the Islanders, not only did he lose a tooth, but the Islanders did not even get the benefit of a power play as the referee standing right next to the play did not call the obvious high-sticking infraction.
It’s time to examine what the New York Islanders need to accomplish during the offseason.
The team has now lost six games in a row and finds itself slipping completely out of the playoff picture in the Metropolitan Division.
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