Young forwards, Halak lift Islanders past Capitals
Young forwards, Halak lift Islanders past Caps 4-1 in Game 1
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Islanders 4, Capitals 1
WASHINGTON -- What you need to know about the New York Islanders' 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals to start their Eastern Conference playoff s...
View ArticleIslanders follow their own blueprint in Washington
WASHINGTON -- The first game of any playoff series is like the building of a house. You start with a foundation and you may not know what the final...
View ArticleIsles goalie Halak's past heroics not part of his present focus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- It's still too early to suggest that Jaroslav Halak is channeling his own otherworldly self, circa 2010. Yet any discussion of th...
View ArticleTavares scores early in OT in Isles' 2-1 win over Caps
Tavares scores early in OT in Isles' 2-1 win over Caps
View ArticleCapitals take Game 4, knot series at 2-2 on Nicklas Backstrom's OT goal
Nicklas Backstrom's goal 11:09 into overtime gave the Capitals an important 2-1 win over Islanders that evened their first-round playoff series 2-2.
View ArticleCaps take 3-2 series lead over Islanders behind rookie's 3-point night
Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Karl Alzner added a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-1 Thursday night for a 3-2 lead in their first-round series
View ArticleCapitals become team D.C.'s been hoping for
WASHINGTON -- No one is ceding this first-round playoff series to the Washington Capitals no matter how impressive they were in beating down the pluck...
View ArticleNikolay Kulemin scores go-ahead goal as Islanders force Game 7 vs. Caps
Nikolay Kulemin scored the go-ahead goal with 9:27 left and the Islanders beat the Capitals 3-1 on Saturday to force Game 7 in the first-round playoff series.
View ArticleEvgeny Kuznetsov's goal sends Capitals to Game 7 win vs. Islanders
Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the go-ahead goal and Braden Holtby only needed to make 10 saves, lifting the Capitals past the Islanders 2-1 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Capitals 2, Islanders 1
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Washington Capitals exorcised some significant playoff demons by edging the plucky New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 7 of their E...
View ArticleScoring in this year's NHL postseason drops to 3-year low
There has been plenty of drama in the NHL playoffs this season. Just not many goals, as more than half the games through the first two rounds were decided by one goal, and 15 went to overtime.
View ArticleFive teams that could fall out of the playoff picture in 2016
We took a look recently at five teams that could jump into the playoff fray in the coming season. Well, none of those teams will get into the tourn...
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Are the New York Islanders ready to win the...
The Islanders turned away the Rangers in a thrilling game in Brooklyn, proving the New York rivalry is intact and creating dreams of what would be an epic playoff matchup next spring.
View ArticleCapitals-Islanders Preview
The New York Islanders closed the Nassau Coliseum with a playoff victory over the Washington Capitals. It was the Capitals, though, who eventually won the series and sent the Islanders packing to...
View ArticleOilers-Islanders Preview
Although John Tavares can sympathize with the pressure and expectations foisted on phenom Connor McDavid, their teams are in far different positions.
View ArticleIslanders-Devils Preview
The race for the Metropolitan Division's three automatic playoff berths feasibly involves seven of the group's eight clubs with the Eastern Conference's two wild-card spots also up for grabs.
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Will goaltending be the New York Islanders' undoing?
There is plenty of offensive talent on the Islanders' roster, and their blue line is solid, too. In Friday's Morning 3-on-3, we ask whether issues in net will be their undoing down the stretch.
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