Penguins Act Out Jekyll and Hyde in 4-3 Loss to Islanders Tannor Torrao | May 4, 2013 Nobody said that this would be easy. And the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly added to that theory on Friday night at Consol Energy Center. As I have said many times this…
Penguins Ride Fleury, Penalty Kill to 1-0 Series Lead Tannor Torrao | May 2, 2013 Physicality? Check. Penalty kill on the money? Check. Strong goal tending? Also, check. The Pittsburgh Penguins flexed their #1-seed muscles last night at Consol Energy Center in 5-0 drubbing of…
Isles-Pens: The En Fuego Five Tannor Torrao | April 30, 2013 As the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins get ready to drop the puck on their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup, here are five hot story lines to keep an eye…
New York Islanders: Dangerous Underdog or Playoff Pretenders? Anatoliy Metter | April 29, 2013 With the New York Islanders having secured a playoff berth for the first time since the last day of the 2006-2007 NHL regular season, hockey fans must be wondering how…
The New York Islanders Are In the Playoffs… Now What? Jeff Hersh | April 26, 2013 It’s been quite a final week for the New York Islanders. After a thrilling contest in Winnipeg on Saturday, the Islanders survived a late comeback by the Jets to win…
Never Say Die: After Six Long Years, Islanders Finally Playoff-Bound Daniel Friedman | April 24, 2013 It’s been six years — six long years — since the New York Islanders made their last playoff appearance. To be more precise, it’s been six years and four days…
New York Islanders: Rewiring Through Waivers Anatoliy Metter | April 24, 2013 Back in 2010, Garth Snow started a fairly successful trend that Islanders fans couldn’t have seen coming. Not many Islanders fans could have predicted that players such as Evgeni Nabokov…
THW NHL Power Rankings: Week 14 Jameson Cooper | April 22, 2013 As we head into the final week of play, it’s amazing to think just how fast this shortened season came and went. With some clubs playing up to 5 games…
John Tavares Has Hart Sean Griffin | April 20, 2013 March 30. That’s when the Hart Trophy became, once again, up for grabs. On that Saturday afternoon, Sidney Crosby — who was running away with the league scoring title and making a mockery of…
Evgeni Nabokov Is the New York Islanders’ MVP Anatoliy Metter | April 18, 2013 For the majority of the 2012-2013 NHL season, New York Islanders fans watched a hockey team that displayed flashes of dominance at times, but played wildly inconsistent during other stretches.…
New York Islanders Continue to Dazzle As Bailey, Hickey Continue to Grow Daniel Friedman | April 12, 2013 Red-hot. Scorching. Sizzling. Torrid. If you were looking for the adjectives that come closest to describing the New York Islanders over their last several games, those would be ’em. The…
The Rangers-Islanders Rivalry is Experiencing a Rebirth Michael Rappaport | April 11, 2013 It’s been some time since a Rangers-Islanders contest was meaningful for both teams’ playoff fates, but that’s the case for Saturday’s game on Long Island.