On Sunday, the New York Islanders announced that the team has signed forward Marc Gatcomb to a one-year contract. The deal will carry a cap hit of $900,000 through the 2025-26 season.
Marc Gatcomb, Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson scored in a span of a little more than six minutes in the third period Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who stormed back to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Belmont Park, N.Y.
PHILADELPHIA — The New York Islanders (23-20-7) are officially in a groove. They’ve won six in a row, nine of the last eleven. All but one in regulation.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
PHILADELPHIA — The New York Islanders (23-20-7) marched into the Wells Fargo Center and soundly defeated the Philadelphia Flyers (23-24-6) 3-0 on Thursday night.