Islanders brutally allow three unanswered goals in overtime flop to Capitals
WASHINGTON, DC — You might call it a Thanksgiving hangover, but Islanders are like this all year long. This leads to the conclusion that perhaps this is the true identity of the islanders. We're 24 games into the season, and it's not too early, but the Islanders haven't played a decent hockey game in any […]
Skidding Islanders can’t climb out of early hole in loss to Bruins
The Islanders didn't play well for the first 45 minutes of the game, they only played well for the middle 40 minutes of the game. Interestingly, that didn't help them turn things around. The Islanders, who dropped Wednesday's game 6-3 to the Bruins, have lost five of their past six games and two of their […]
Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom is exhausting Patrick Roy
Both of the Islanders' last two coaches lacked patience with Oliver Wahlstrom. The current one seems to have reached the same point. As both teams reshuffle their systems for Wednesday's game against the Bruins, Wahlstrom was taken off the power play and coach Patrick Roy said he's considering the 24-year-old, who has scored just one […]
Islanders make wholesale changes to spark lifeless power play
The sweeping changes to both power play units promoted by Patrick Roy on Wednesday are long overdue for an Islanders club that inherited the worst special teams in the class from a year ago and somehow regressed even further. did. This is likely just a coincidence, given that John MacLean, who led the power struggle […]
Islanders fired up by late whistle that cost them power play
Stop me if you've heard this story before, but the Islanders were frustrated by a call late in Monday's game. But it was Ben Chiarot's call to get in on Anders Lee at 16:10 of the game that ended up being a 4-2 loss to the Red Wings at UBS Arena. The Islanders were angry […]
Islanders blow lead as third-period struggles reappear in loss to Red Wings
So perhaps one win doesn't indicate that the Islanders have solved many problems. Just when you thought the Islanders were out of their “Groundhog Day” doom loop in the third period, “I Got You Babe” came over the clock radio Monday night and the Islanders were back at the starting point. I returned to If […]
Islanders snap three-game skid with home win over Blues
Back on home ice, he snapped out of his stupor and returned to NHL-.500. Saturday night won't change the big picture that the Islanders started the season well below par. But after three straight gut-punch losses on the road, each one worse than the last, this 3-1 win over the Blues was as much about […]
Islanders blow third-period lead in heartbreaking loss to Red Wings
DETROIT — Next game, a third-period lead, then another loss. At this point, what else can you expect from the Islanders, who magically bounced what should have been a great road trip to three losses? Thursday's game, which ended in a 2-1 loss to the Red Wings on Lucas Raymond's game-winning goal with less than […]
Islanders still looking to spark struggling power play
DETROIT — The Islanders have set up their power play unit essentially as a mirror of their top two lines, with Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau together on one side and Max Tsyplakov on the other. , Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri are placed together. Both lines played well at 5-on-5. However, this […]
Islanders’ sort through blue line decision as roster crunch looms
DETROIT — There are still at least 10 days before the Islanders need to make a decision on Isaiah George, and the original timeline for Adam Pelech's return from a presumed broken jaw It is set for four to six weeks from Nov. 1, when he was shot in the face. 1. Pelech had not […]