Islanders look to future after ouster vs. Pens
When the shot from Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik struck the back of the net, over 16,000 strong weren't ready for the New York Islanders' season to end.
Especially that suddenly.
Yes, things are definitely different on Long Island these days.
The Islanders' best season since 2007 came to a sudden end Saturday night when Orpik's shot won Game 6 in overtime and...
Penguins Playoffs: A Tale of Two Teams
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness….”
This opening line of “A Tale of Two Cities” was quite possibly written for the 2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins playoff team. At times the Penguins were the dominant team that everyone expected them to be, and other times they looked like they were overwhelmed and...
Travis Yost: Round Two: Blitzburgh
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It took some time, but the first of four second-round playoff match-ups was set after Brooks Orpik's shot beat Evgeni Nabokov in extra-time.
With the goal, Pittsburgh effectively eliminated Long Island in six games, and locked-in their second-round draw with the seventh-seeded Ottawa Senators.
Unlike Ottawa's first-round opponent...
How Are They Still Alive?
When the playoffs began I made my predictions. While I was expecting to be surprised in a lot of the series and to have a reasonable number of my predictions proven wrong, there are certain things I was pretty certain about. I looked at the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders series and saw a mismatch. Pittsburgh is the team I think is most likely to win the Stanley...
Rangers or Islanders: Which New York Team Has a Better Chance at Winning the Stanley Cup?
It is a good year for New York hockey with both the Rangers and the Islanders in the playoffs. The Rangers are currently tied with the Capitals in their series, while the Islanders are behind the Penguins 3-2. Both teams are in similar situations as they go up against quality teams with great individual talents in Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sydney Crosby...
Sidney Crosby Splits Islanders, Leaves Defensemen in the Dust Before Scoring Amazing Goal (Video)
Goalies aren’t the only ones who feel the wrath of Sidney Crosby, but they sure do bear the brunt of the load. On Thursday night, however, the Penguins captain picked on some defensemen for a change, much to the delight of netminders almost everywhere.
But that’s not to say Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov was safe.
During the Penguins’ 4-0 over the Islanders on Thursday...
Sidney Crosby, Penguins Demolish Islanders in Blowout-Filled Night of Hockey (Videos)
Wednesday night’s playoff games provided a slate of thrilling hockey. All four games were decided by a single goal, with three of them requiring overtime. Thursday night? Not so much.
The Penguins were on the winning end of one of the three blowouts on the evening, thrashing Evgeni Nabokov and the Islanders to take a 3-2 lead in their opening-round series. After a scoreless first...
Vokoun's shutout pushes the Islanders to the brink of elimination
The last time Tomas Vokoun started in a playoff game, he was a member of the 2007 Nashville Predators that lost to the San Jose Sharks, tended by Evgeni Nabokov, in the opening round.After Vokoun's performance Thursday night, he has a chance to return the favor to Nabokov on Saturday in Long Island. Vokoun stopped all 31 shots earning his second career playoff shutout, and Sidney...
Tracking the Playoffs: Islanders vs. Penguins Game 4
"Goaltending Gongshow" would be an appropriate headline for what went down at the Nassau Coliseum last night as the Islanders were able to tie the series. The goaltending on both sides has been bad, but last night's game may have been the ultimate display of goaltending ineptitude where Evgeni Nabokov was bad and Marc-Andre Fleury was ten times worse. The "quality...
Isles' optimistic outlook takes hit with OT loss
The New York Islanders' rallying cry in their return to the postseason for the first time in six years is ''Believe.''
Even the most ardent of supporters might find that optimism difficult following a deflating home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Buoyed by a split of the first two games of the first-round series in Pittsburgh, the Islanders came home to Nassau...
John Toperzer: Game Day: Pens-Isles series tied at one
Game 3: Pens-Islanders, whose will wins out?
These teams want to do a lot of the same things. Keep the puck in the offensive end, play with speed, forecheck.
Which team will be able to impose its will on the other?
The Penguins are the more talented of the two side, but who wants it more?
So long as New York gets quality goaltending from Evgeni Nabokov, this series is...
Series Even: Isles down Penguins 4-3
The New York Islanders knew their effort would have to be better to avoid a repeat performance in Game 1 when they were whitewashed in a 5-0 Penguins victory. Playing against Sidney Crosby looked like it was going to be an uphill battle ten minutes into the first period. But the Islanders settled down and chipped away at a 3-1 Pittsburgh lead to come back and win Game 2.The Penguins...
Beau Bennett scores on a ridiculous shot from bad angle
The Pittsburgh Penguins completely and utterly dominated the New York Islanders in game one of their Stanley Cup Playoff series, winning 5-0. Beau Bennett got things started early on the power play less than five minutes into the game by beating Evgeni Nabokov with this ridiculous shot. Nabokov had literally no chance, this is one of the most perfect shots I’ve ever seen. To...
Penguins pitch shutout of Islanders
Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves and the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins opened the playoffs with a 5-0 romp over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
Beau Bennett, Kris Letang and Tanner Glass also scored for the Penguins, who had no trouble against the upstart Islanders even with star Sidney Crosby sidelined by a broken jaw. Pittsburgh hardly needed...
Off and running: Pens dominate Isles in 5-0 win
What a difference a year makes.The Penguins got out to a 3-0 lead and, instead of losing in overtime as they did in Game 1 last year agains the Flyers, they added two more goals and defeated the New York Islanders 5-0 to take a 1-0 series lead.The shoddy defense and poor goaltending that led to the demise of the Penguins cup run last year was nonexistent. The Penguins shutout the...
Sabres 2, Islanders 1, SO
The previously surging New York Islanders are hitting the skids at the worst possible time.
If they don't find their game quickly, their first playoff appearance in six years might be a short one.
Buffalo's Thomas Vanek scored the lone goal in the shootout and Ryan Miller made 30 saves before the tiebreaker to lead the Sabres in a 2-1 victory over the Islanders on Friday...
Resurgent Islanders Among Teams Benefiting Most From Lockout-Shortened Season (Video)
For the first time since 2007, there will be playoff hockey at the Nassau Coliseum this spring.
After finishing dead last in the Atlantic Division, the Islanders clinched a playoff spot last week and currently have a hold the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with two games to play. The Isles are young and talented up front — John Tavares ranks third in the NHL with 27 goals...
Hurricanes earn win in shootout versus Islanders
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes got the victory. The New York Islanders still came away with something even more significant.
The Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night. With the point they received by reaching overtime, coupled with a loss by the Winnipeg Jets at Washington, the Islanders secured...
Islanders lose but get playoff spot
The New York Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
With the point they received by reaching overtime, coupled with a loss by the Winnipeg Jets at Washington, the Islanders secured a place in the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
John Tavares tied it with 1:01 left in regulation. Josh...
The New York Islanders are headed to the playoffs
The NHL playoff picture is finally taking shape and for the first time in six years the New York Islanders will be apart of the league's second season. By picking up a point in a shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Islanders punched their playoff ticket.
The playoff berth is sweet music for Islanders fans that have suffered through some truly miserable seasons...
Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3, SO
The New York Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
With the point they received by reaching overtime, coupled with a loss by the Winnipeg Jets at Washington, the Islanders secured a place in the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
John Tavares tied it with 1:01 left in regulation. Josh...
Islanders’ Lubomir Visnovsky makes incredible game-saving stop
When there is a playoff spot on the line, you will do just about anything to help your team win. After a shot rattled off the post in overtime and New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov was out of position, Lubomir Visnovsky made the save of the day. Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Wellwood picked up the puck when Visnovsky dove in front to be the second goalie for the Islanders...
Islanders on the Brink of Playoffs
The Islanders are on the brink of doing something they haven’t done in 6 years: compete in the playoffs. The team was constantly the worst in the Atlantic is now 2nd in the division and one of the most feared in the east.
The Islanders are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now, with points in 9 of their last 10 they have jumped to 7th place in the east. Now with only 4...
Islanders-Maple Leafs Preview
Despite coming off one of their worst performances of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs return home with a chance to end the league's longest playoff drought.
The New York Islanders have to like their chances of getting back to the postseason as they hit the road.
While New York's last trip to the playoffs came in 2007 - tied for the third-longest drought in the NHL ...
Dee Karl: Isles: Just Believe
The Professor and the Maven do their schtick for the MSG Network cameras. Throughout this season and last, Stan Fischler and Evgeni Nabokov have had a great relationship on camera. But it pales in comparison to the relationship Nabby has with this team.
When the question of MVP rolls around, I agree with the Maven: it has to be Nabby. He has been there to keep them in games...
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