The New York Islanders’ season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion on Friday night in Tampa Bay. After a magical game six victory, it was a rough night all around for Barry Trotz’s Islanders – and it’s more than just the final score that leaves an empty feeling in the hearts of the blue […]
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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
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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
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A loss to the 2021 Buffalo Sabres is embarrassing enough, right? Well, apparently not. How about two? On the second night of a back-to-back upstate, the New York Islanders outplayed a hapless Sabres team in nearly every category yet somehow failed to win the scoreboard. Buffalo drew first blood, scoring 15:59 into the first period.
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After two monumental wins against their rival, the New York Islanders are back to their previous form after another subpar effort in Buffalo on Monday night. With a playoff spot clinched, another abysmal effort was not expected after the Isles seemingly were getting hot at the right time. The boys in blue and orange started
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At least one New York Islanders player showed up to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night. That player was goaltender Ilya Sorokin. The rest of the team? Nowhere to be found. The frustration that the Islanders’ recent play has caused is beyond embarrassing. In fact, this team looks to be either be checked out or showing
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The New York Islanders need to turn it around, and they need to do it soon. Saturday night at the Nassau Coliseum was nothing short of a lazy and pathetic effort from the Isles, which doesn’t happen too often. The Washington Capitals controlled the game from puck drop, scoring the first two goals of the
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