Category Archives: New York Islanders
NY Islanders Look Ahead Part 1: Goaltending
This is part one of a 4 part series that will focus on the future outlook of the team, following their first playoff appearance since 2007. (more…)
Islanders vs. Penguins: A Series for the Ages
For the Islander fan, the lockout was more of a godsend than an inconvenience. Since 2007, the word “playoffs” was out of the Islander fans’ vocabularies. But, this season, that all changed, as the 8th place New York Islanders made a first round appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, something which the team hadn’t done since 2007.
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Stadium Series: Islanders To Play At Yankee Stadium Against Rangers
Wednesday night, the NHL announced two more match-ups to be included in the 2014 Coors Light Stadium Series. The first is a matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers, January 26th, at 12:30 PM. The second is the crosstown rivalry between the New York Islanders and New York Rangers on January 29th, at 7:30 PM (more…)
Round 1: Islanders Down, On to the Senators
It wasn’t flashy, it wasn’t spectacular, but the Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 6 and eliminated the New York Islanders from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Penguins Survive; but Drama in Pittsburgh is Far from Over
Finally, for just the second time since winning the cup in 2009, the Penguins have advanced into the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the last time being in 2010. But how the Penguins closed out the series couldn’t have been more unexpected. Game five was a blue print of how the offense should work; Crosby was brilliant, all four lines played well, the defense was solid and the Pens won all the 50/50 battles. The Pens won 4-0 for the second shutout win. Granted, your goaltender has to be great for your team to keep the opponent scoreless, but the defense holds a lot of that responsibility. (more…)
