Islanders selected to host 2026 NHL All-Star Game
The next time the NHL hosts an All-Star Game, it will be on Long Island. The All-Star Game will be held at UBS Arena in 2026 after the Four Nations Tournament was suspended in 2025, the league announced during the first intermission of the Islanders-Rangers game in the NHL Stadium Series. The All-Star Game on […]
Rangers’ Matt Rempe fights Islanders’ Matt Martin on first NHL shift
It took Matt Lempe four seconds to introduce himself to the NHL. The 6-foot-8.5 forward, who became the first player in history to make his NHL debut in an outdoor game, dropped gloves with Islanders heavyweight Matt Martin during the first shift at Rangers vs. Islanders Stadium. The series will be played Sunday afternoon at […]
Islanders vs. Rangers odds, pick
Commercial content. Over 21 years old. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. The New York Islanders and New York Rangers will meet for the first time this season at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon (3 p.m. ET) as part of the NHL’s Stadium Series. As […]
Islanders’ special teams look improved even in loss to Seattle
Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Kraken was a memorable one for the Islanders. But they hope it was the start of something for both special teams. The Isles had a perfect night in the shootout for the first time in six games, going 4-for-3 in overtime before losing the shootout. And they scored their only […]
Rangers ready for Islanders at MetLife
The Battle of New York will be held Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It’s been 423 days since the Rangers and Islanders last faced each other in the regular season, a fact that sounds both disgraceful and absurd to NHL and New York hockey fans. Call it an accumulation, or call it just […]
Islanders need to convert extra chances under Patrick Roy into goals
In the eight games since Patrick Roy took over as head coach, the Islanders have looked like the better team. They have more control over the puck. They had a higher percentage of expected goals, dangerous chances and actual goals at 5-on-5 than they did under coach Lane Lambert. They look like they are trying […]
Islanders relishing chance to play on MetLife Stadium stage
Boomer Esiason, who knows a thing or two about playing in football stadiums, was at his son-in-law’s house Wednesday to hype up the experience Matt Martin will have at MetLife Stadium this weekend. “This is going to be the biggest crowd I’ve ever played in front of. It’s pretty crazy to walk in there and […]
Mathew Barzal iffy for Islanders’ MetLife Stadium clash vs. Rangers
On Thursday, concerns about Matt Barzal’s condition appeared to begin to ease as he emerged from the tunnel for practice at MetLife Stadium. However, after taking a photo with the rest of the team at center ice, Barzal quickly returned indoors before practice officially began. So while the Islanders’ biggest superstar appears to be a […]
Why Patrick Roy put Islanders through grueling practice
For quite some time, islanders have relied on their culture. This is a veteran team, they’ve won a playoff series, and they know what it takes. So it came as a pretty big surprise Wednesday when the Islanders went bag skating after a physically demanding practice and their head coach spent most of his subsequent […]
Islanders legend John Tonelli on board with Patrick Roy’s approach
Naturally, the barometer for head coach John Tonelli will always be Al Arbor. But the original number 27 doesn’t think Patrick Roy is half bad. “When you bring in a guy like Patrick, who you know, he’s a character that automatically comes into play, he’s passionate. There’s no question about it, he gets the players […]