Lighthouse Hockey

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

There’s a reason every time wanted to trade for this guy every trade deadline. Joined by Islanders commenter (and new podcaster) Isles Den, we remember Marc-Andre Bergeron, a surprisingly important short-time player for a number of NHL teams. Anyone who watched Bergeron play, either before or after his season-plus stint on Long Island, will no doubt immediately picture a very … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Marc-Andre Bergeron (with guest Isles Den)

I’m sure it will be fine. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders patched-together blueline welcomes another new face. The five-game road trip continues in Vancouver tonight with a new body potentially available for the Islanders’ injury-riddled lineup. Alex Romanov remains out, and Dennis Cholowski remains pretty sparingly used, so the callup of Cornell … [Read more...] about Islanders vs. Canucks Gameday News: Mitchell joins the fray

Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ilya Sorokin kept the Isles in a close game, and two goals from Anders Lee helped them take a point in Edmonton. Ilya Sorokin played great tonight, making 39 saves to keep the New York Islanders in the game. He set the stage for Anders Lee’s two third period goals that would tie the game and let the Islanders earn … [Read more...] about Oilers 4, Islanders 3 (OT): Late rally earns yet another loser point