Lighthouse Hockey

Yeah, well, we’ve got all the talent. | Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders begin a tough southeast back-to-back The Islanders begin a difficult road back-to-back against two of the top teams in the East with a stop in Tampa Bay, where the Lightning are coming off a demolition of the white flag-waving Utah Hockey Clubs. Faceoff for today is 2 p.m. … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday: Matinee in Tampa

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images After going down 4-0, third period goals from Pulock, Gatcomb, and DeAngelo gave the Isles some life, but they came up short. Another game with a chance to grab a playoff spot, another game where the New York Islanders fall flat on their faces... sort of. After a terrible first period and an uninspiring second period, the … [Read more...] about Lightning 5 (EN), Islanders 3: Isles can’t complete third period comeback

A strictly business trip to Florida. | Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles get a boost from an old friend behind Philly’s bench. The Islanders are idle for one more day but last night’s relevant results were in their favor for pursuit of the second wild card spot, with both Montreal (one point ahead) and Detroit (two points behind) falling in … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Flyers fire Tortorella in time to help the Isles

Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Two nice goals weren’t enough to beat a Canucks team that seemed to have more urgency tonight. With a chance to grab a playoff spot with a win tonight, the Islanders just couldn’t get it done. It was a weak game for Ilya Sorokin, who let in two soft goals back to back, resulting in Marcus Hogberg coming in for him in relief, … [Read more...] about Canucks 5 (EN), Islanders 2: Isles fail to grab playoff spot with loss

Bo knows Canucks. | Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images Vancouver completes a run of four straight meetings with wild card chasers. The Islanders host yet another team chasing a wild card spot when the Vancouver Canucks visit Long Island tonight. Last night, the Western wild card-pursuing St. Louis Blues did the Isles a solid by rattling and destroying the Montreal … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday: Canucks latest desperate team to visit Long Island