New York Islanders News and Events.
|
Recent HeadLines
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:11:13 PST |
-
Islanders Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Roberto Luongo's presence in the opposing goal Monday provided Islanders fans another reason to lament their not so recent past.
Out-of-nowhere goalie Joey MacDonald then gave them another reason to think favorably about what figured to be a forgettable present with a memorable 2-1 shootout win over the Canucks and Luongo, a former first-round pick of the Islanders.
MacDonald's rise from minor-league journeyman to dependable backup to counted-on injury fill-in continues progressing in starter Rick DiPietro's absence following left knee surgery. The Isles are 5-2-1 in the last eight games, all started by MacDonald, who has a 2.20 goals-against average over that span. "When you come in and play one or two games a year in the NHL, it's tough because the different...
-
Puck Headlines: Would the Wild trade an injured Gaborik? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
-
Monday's three stars: King Henrik rules on night for goalies (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers Mired in a losing streak and coming off a series of team...
-
Luongo gets Canucks to SO, but Islanders win (AP)

All eyes were on former New York Islanders goalie Roberto Luongo. All the cheering and name chanting rained down on the new guy -- backup Joey MacDonald. After all, he was the one who came up big at the end Monday night. Luongo made 34 saves against the team that let him get away eight years ago, but couldn't stop Frans Nielsen in a shootout as the Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 for their...
-
Puck Headlines: Will Penner's degradation inspire or deflate Oil? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
-
NHL Power Poll: No changes at the top (SportingNews.com)NULL
-
Puck Headlines: Chicago can't commit to Byfuglien for Nylander (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
-
Penalties: Who draws the most and who takes too many? (Yahoo! Sports) If you're a stat-head, sites like Hockey Analysis and Behind the Net are your Web-based crack rock.
-
Saturday's three stars: Malkin in the middle of everything for Pens (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins The 22-year-old star has had a stupendous start to his third NHL...
-
Islanders beat Senators ... again (AP)

The New York Islanders are learning how to hold on to a third-period lead. Jon Sim had a goal and assist, Joey MacDonald stopped 38 shots and the Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators for the second straight game, 3-2 on Saturday night. "We're not the only team in the league that has blown a third-period lead," Islanders coach Scott Gordon said.
-
Islanders D Pock suspended five games (PA SportsTicker)New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Pock was suspended five games by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Ottawa Senators right wing Ryan Shannon in the head during Thursday's 3-1 victory.
-
Islanders' Pock suspended 5 games for elbowing (AP)New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Pock was suspended for five games without pay Friday for elbowing Ottawa forward Ryan Shannon the previous night. Pock was given a major penalty and a game misconduct for elbowing Shannon 15:44 into the third period Thursday night. Shannon, who was making his Senators' debut, had to be helped off the ice to the dressing room.
-
Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical mass (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
-
Okposo, Hunter lead Islanders past Senators 3-1 (AP)

Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo -- a couple of key first-round draft picks -- sparked the New York Islanders' struggling power play and helped the team to a much-needed win. Okposo and Trent Hunter scored power-play goals, and Joey MacDonald made 29 saves to lead the Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
-
Puck Headlines: Flyers face gut check in Pittsburgh (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
-
Poll: Is the Northeast Division the class of the NHL this season? (Yahoo! Sports) It's never too early for "if the playoffs started today" forecasting, so here goes: If the playoffs...
-
NHL Power Poll: Sharks swimming at the top (SportingNews.com) It was hard to watch Tuesday night's exciting game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings and...
-
Briere scores but leaves Flyers' 3-1 win early (AP)

The end of the Philadelphia Flyers' three-game losing streak might prove to be the least significant development in their win over the New York Islanders. The talk after the 3-1 victory Tuesday revolved around two big problems: the latest injury to star center Danny Briere and the benching of fellow forward Scott Hartnell by coach John Stevens for the entire third period.
-
Powell to drop puck at Flyers-Islanders game (PA SportsTicker)General Colin Powell will pay another visit to the Nassau Coliseum.
-
Mathieu Schneider has a warning for Mats Sundin (SportingNews.com)Mats Sundin is weighing if, when and where to return this season, but former teammate Mathieu Schneider has knows returning in midseason is not going to be easy.
-
Sykora scores in SO, Kennedy nets 2 goals for Pens (AP)

The New York Islanders have a knack for blowing third-period leads. Against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, they were fortunate to escape with a point. Petr Sykora scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Penguins a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Islanders on Saturday night. "It's terrible," New York defenseman Andy Sutton said.
-
Penguins not sure if Crosby will play Saturday (Yahoo! Sports)The Pittsburgh Penguins won't know until sometime Saturday whether center Sidney Crosby will be able to play...
-
Peca: Isles have too much coming and going to be a winner (Yahoo! Sports) Mike Peca, who's now with Columbus, says he continues to wonder about the problems of the New York Islanders .
-
Puck Headlines: Hockey thanks you, Sarah Palin (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
-
Too late for a refund? Some top 10 free agents are flopping (Yahoo! Sports) It's early. Very early. Two weeks ago the St. Louis Blues were an underdog contender that had reinvented the wheel...
-
Rare spotlight falls on backup goalies (SportingNews.com)NULL
-
Kozlov leads Thrashers past Islanders 4-3 (AP)Slava Kozlov was pleased that the Atlanta Thrashers responded to coach John Anderson's fiery talk between the second and third periods. "We was very upset with the way we were working, and if we keep playing like that, we weren't going to win," Kozlov said. "He has a lot of patience, but once in a while, he will get upset like that." Kozlov scored twice, and Tobias Enstrom had the deciding goal...
-
Puck Headlines: Blackhawks after Brendan Shanahan? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
-
Panic! At the Garden for New York Rangers media? (Yahoo! Sports) Reasons we love the New York sports media, especially in print form: 1. They're the only place where you could...
-
Thrashers owner: GM Waddell's job safe for now (SportingNews.com)Last season, following an 0-6 start, the Atlanta Thrashers fired their coach. This season isn't going...
|
|