Barry Trotz and his New York Islanders found themselves in a do-or-die game four situation on Saturday night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Down 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2021 Stanley Cup semifinals, not only did the Isles need to wake up and score – they needed to find a way […]
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After losing game one of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2, the New York Islanders finally got a fair fight in which they were not feeling the effects of a game seven or long-distance travel. In the third round against the same team for the second straight year, a game
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With a chance to clinch their series against the Boston Bruins at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night, the New York Islanders, or shall we say “Saints,” did just about everything right. Looking to march their way into the Stanley Cup semi-finals, the boys in blue and orange were buzzing early on, just
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The New York Islanders had no intentions of making game four against the Boston Bruins their last at the historic Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Down 2-1 in the series and heading back on the road for game five, it is safe to say that this game was a must-win for Barry Trotz’s boys in blue
Islanders Edge: Barzal, Isles roll past Bruins in game four to tie series Read More »
Game two between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins was nothing short of an intense one. For the Isles, this game was pretty close to must-win. For the Bruins, it was basically a series clincher. Needing a split headed back to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Barry Trotz’s Isles cringed when the Bruins scored
Islanders Edge: Isles survive Bruins’ 3rd period surge, victorious in overtime Read More »
David Pastrnak’s game one hat trick didn’t do the New York Islanders any favors on Saturday night. After a hard-fought tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York’s next opponent, the Boston Bruins, spent many days getting rested and ready for game one at a packed TD Garden. Both teams exchanged power-play goals in the first
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After a frankly pathetic showing from the New York Islanders on Thursday night, the boys in blue and orange seemed to start much better against the same old Boston Bruins. Despite being the better team in the first period, New York found themselves down 1-0 at intermission after David Pastrnak netted one with less than
Islanders Edge: New York offense non-existent in loss to Swayman and Boston Read More »
You win some, and you lose some, right? Well, it just wasn’t meant to be for the New York Islanders in Boston on Thursday night. The Isles were in the penalty box for a good chunk of the first period. The Bruins notched two goals, one of which came on the power-play. Just 2:56 into
Islanders Edge: Sluggish New York routed by Bruins Read More »
In the 2021 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign, the New York Islanders have dominated the Boston Bruins. After the Bruins had been sidelined for a week due to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, Boston had practiced only once since being shut down from any form of play, and that was on Wednesday. The B’s came out
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