Islanders’ Scott Mayfield has surgery to end injury-plagued season
Scott Mayfield’s season is over. The defenseman underwent season-ending surgery to address a lower-body injury and has been placed on long-term injured reserve since the end of February, the Islanders announced Tuesday. The Islanders said in a statement that Mayfield “is expected to make a full recovery and is expected to have no issues or […]
Islanders can’t get out of own way in embarrassing goal-scoring sequence
That probably sums up the Islanders’ season in one word. It was a play that could easily have been on SportsCenter’s “Outside Top 10” list from Sunday’s loss to the Devils. Already down 1-0 at UBS Arena, the Devils took the puck out of their own half and began charging toward neutral ice. The three […]
Islanders’ second-period meltdown leads to brutal loss against Devils
The Islanders’ biggest obstacle to making the playoffs right now isn’t the Red Wings or the Capitals, but they need to pass both teams in the standings to make it. The Flyers also appear to have enough distance between themselves and the Islanders to make third place in the Metropolitan Division a distant goal. No, […]
Islanders’ Anders Lee ejected after ugly Nico Hischier hit
Not only did the wheels come off for the Islanders during the second period of Sunday’s game against the Devils, but it also potentially put their captain at risk of suspension at a critical juncture with the team’s playoff hopes on the line. Anders Lee was given a game violation after the Islanders forward connected […]
Mathew Barzal proves again he can do anything Islanders throw at him
It’s ironic that Mathew Barzal reached 50 assists for the first time in seven seasons after moving from center, but the 5-0 record came when he moved back to midfield. His one-goal, two-assist, three-point performance in the Islanders’ 6-3 win over the Jets on Saturday served as proof that Barzal can still do it and […]
Ilya Sorokin comes up short in Islanders’ most important game of year
At least for the time being, there is no controversy surrounding the goal on Long Island. But Ilya Sorokin didn’t provide the comeback game the Islanders should have expected from him Thursday night. Patrick Roy hinted at some doubts about his confidence in Sorokin on Tuesday morning before entering a tough first period in a […]
Islanders suffer sixth-straight loss to Red Wings as playoff hopes futher dim
It took the Red Wings 36 minutes to find their footing in a game between two teams that were trying their best to clinch a playoff berth to each other. However, once they had won, Detroit continued their momentum by defeating the Islanders 6-3 at Little Caesars Arena, extending the Isles’ losing streak to six, […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy benches Pierre Engvall
Patrick Roy tried to send a message to Pierre Engvall on Tuesday by making the winger a healthy scratch for the third time this season. Hudson Fassing replaced the Swede and played 12 minutes, 21 seconds in the 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes at UBS Arena, while Roy said Engvall Rikley will be back in […]
Ilya Sorokin struggles again as Islanders drop fifth straight game
A day that began with Islanders coach Patrick Roy admitting that Ilya Sorokin could play better began with a 4-1 blowout loss to the Hurricanes at UBS Arena. Sorokin gave up three goals in the first period, and it was a full-fledged disaster. “Yeah, I’m not 100 percent happy with him,” Roy said Tuesday morning. […]
Ex-Rangers, Islanders enforcer Chris Simon died by suicide
Former Rangers and Islanders forward Chris Simon has died by suicide, his family announced in a statement to ESPN. He was 52 years old. The family of the 15-year NHL veteran believes he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that worsens over time. Chris Simon died by suicide, according to […]