John Tavares and Josh Bailey made history Thursday night. The first liners became the first Islanders players to record multiple points in five consecutive games since Pierre Turgeon did it in 1994. The first-line pair both had three points apiece in the 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks. In that five-game span, in which the […]
Read MoreA word to the wise and all of our other readers, too: Measuring sticks this time of year come in the shape of candy canes. But my goodness, did the Devils’ riveting 4-3 shootout victory over the Rangers at the Rock on Thursday ever come in the form of an exclamation point. This was no […]
Read MoreAlain Vigneault is seemingly doing what he can to keep his rotation both up front and on the back end throughout games, but sometimes the Rangers leave their coach with very little chance to do so. During Thursday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Devils, Vigneault decided he had seen enough of first-year Ranger Kevin […]
Read MoreClick:Hyperbaric Chamber 1.5 ATA For the first time since the Islanders left the Coliseum in 2015, the NHL has acknowledged that a short-term return is possible. While the team and New York State officially announced Wednesday that a new arena is going to be built at Belmont Park, the question is where they are going […]
Read MoreThere is undoubtedly a sour taste in the mouths of the Rangers, and they want it gone by the time they head home to their families for the three-day Christmas break. That leaves a Garden match Saturday against the Maple Leafs as the one remaining chance for redemption, trying to forget all those horrid turnovers […]
Read MoreFor a team that has struggled to defend, this was not good news. The Rangers announced Friday that one of their most reliable two-way forwards, Jesper Fast, will miss the next two-to-three weeks with a quadriceps strain suffered during the 4-3 shootout loss to the Devils on Thursday in Newark. It was the eighth game […]
Read MoreDoug Weight wasn’t ready to put an end to Calvin de Haan’s season just yet, but the Islanders coach described his defenseman’s status with a shoulder injury as out “indefinitely” and “long-term.” De Haan, injured late in last Saturday’s overtime win against the Kings as he hit the ice to break up a rush, has […]
Read MoreWhen Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the first period Saturday, it marked the first time the Islanders center had recorded a multi-goal game in his brief NHL career. But why stop there? Adding another line to his Calder Trophy résumé, the rookie made it a hat trick with another goal in the third […]
Read MoreWe made the list, checked it twice and well, it was hard to believe. Of the 29 NHL forwards who had played as least 500 minutes at five-on-five entering Saturday’s final pre-Christmas matches, just four had scored fewer than four goals at full and equal strength. Arizona’s Max Domi had one. Kings rookie winger Alex […]
Read MoreThe Rangers had a little talk amongst themselves after this one, and the message was clear. “Recharge,” Brady Skjei relayed, “and ready to get back after Christmas.” The recharge is needed after a 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Garden which was the Rangers’ second straight loss, bringing them into […]
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