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This was after Engvall’s goal. | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images There are two games left in it, in Calgary and Detroit. Considering road trips can be season-altering, the fact that the New York Islanders have gone NHL .500 on this northwest trip with all their injuries has to be viewed as a something of a positive. Where each ‘1’ came from in their 1-1-1 record … [Read more...] about Islanders News: .500 start to road trip

There’s a difference between being “mad at the Islanders” and “mad because of the Islanders.” Mike and Dan reflect on the Islanders’ Western Canada road trip so far, which has included one good game, one bad game and one unfortunate game. They were lucky to escape Edmonton with a point (and without giving up Connor McDavid’s 1000th) thanks to great performances by Ilya Sorokin … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 306 – Do It On Your Own

Pierre has been strong. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images It’s a 4:00 p.m. game in Seattle, but no Jordan Eberle. This afternoon, the New York Islanders will try to build off of their most complete game of the season, Thursday’s road win against the Vancouver Canucks, when they visit the Seattle Kraken. It’s a 4:00 p.m. start. Old friend and now Seattle captain … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: Swimming in The Deep this afternoon

For 37 seconds, it looked like this would be The Moment. | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Isles picked up where they left off in Vancouver, but Seattle’s late push took both points. The Islanders played about 50 minutes of a really good, almost ideal road game in Seattle on Saturday afternoon, but a mistake and a bounce in the third period ended up leaving … [Read more...] about Kraken 3, Islanders 2: Strong effort falls short as Isles sag late in the third

Defensive clinic, that. | Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images The Islanders are feeling confident after shaking the Canucks on their home ice in Vancouver. The Islanders put a different lens on the early part of their five-game road trip by convincingly beating the Vancouver Canucks, 5-2 with the empty netter on top. The power play scored(!) again, as Anders Lee continued … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Rolling through Vancouver