Islanders hope three-game skid ends with win over Blackhawks
CHICAGO — No away game is more winnable for the Islanders than Friday's game against the Blackhawks. That's only because Chicago, 13-29-2, is in the middle of a second straight tank job and in last place in the Central Division, or the Islanders are 2-2 after losing 4-2 to Winnipeg on Tuesday night. It's not […]
Pierre Engvall becomes latest Islanders injury concern
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Adding more injuries to the pile. Pierre Engvall was left out of the Islanders' 4-2 loss to the Jets on Tuesday due to an upper-body injury, the team announced in a statement that day. Engvall joins Ryan Purok, Semyon Varlamov, Casey Cizikas and Robert Bortozzo on a shelf occupied by a rotating […]
Islanders’ slide continues with loss to Jets despite better effort
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — All but two points were missing for the Islanders on Tuesday after their worst game of the year. No, it doesn't mean much if the Isles put together a better, more competitive effort against the Jets than they did the night before in Minnesota. The 4-2 loss to Winnipeg was the Islanders' […]
Ilya Sorokin pulled for third period in rare Islanders break
St. Paul, Minn. — It didn't turn out the way the islanders had hoped, but Ilya Sorokin can finally rest. That was the result of coach Lane Lambert's relentless pull in the final 20 minutes of Monday night's 5-0 loss to the Wild. Sorokin, who stopped 29 of 32 shots, will have to play during […]