TAMPA, Fla. — The first All-Star selection could not have come at a better time for Josh Bailey. The Islanders’ pending unrestricted free agent made his first appearance at the event Sunday at Amalie Arena, where his Metropolitan Division team lost in the preliminary round to the Atlantic Division, 7-4. But for the 28-year-old forward, […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. — The Metropolitan Division couldn’t overcome the hometown hero. By way of a hat trick for Lightning star and midseason favorite for Hart Trophy Nikita Kucherov, the Atlantic beat the Metro, 7-4, in the preliminary match of the 3-on-3 All-Star Game Sunday afternoon at Amalie Arena. The Atlantic then went on to lose […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. — His dad and brother were around somewhere, and Brian Boyle would eventually catch up to them. But at this moment, the whole family was doing what they could to enjoy the moment. And Boyle was almost astonished at his surroundings. “It really is a pinch-me moment,” said Boyle, the NHL All-Star. “I […]
Read MoreThe Islanders are moving back to Long Island sooner than expected — and taxpayers are footing the bill. The team will play nearly half of its home games over the next three seasons at the Nassau Coliseum, its former home, while the new Belmont Park arena is being built, after the state agreed to cough […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, who hit the top of the stretch a nose out of a playoff spot with 32 games to go beginning with Thursday’s match at the Garden against the Maple Leafs: 1. Based on point-per-game numbers, the Penguins project as the conference’s second wild-card spot with 92 points, but let’s add another four […]
Read MoreThe Islanders inched closer to full strength Tuesday, just in time to kick off the stretch run. Casey Cizikas returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering an apparent hand injury Jan. 13 and missing six games. “I’m pretty excited,” Cizikas said before the Islanders fell 4-1 to the Panthers at Barclays Center. […]
Read MoreIf the Rangers can force management to rethink its course approaching the Feb. 26 trade deadline, they’ve got 13 games in which to do it. Thirteen games to convince management that this indeed is a group worth keeping intact, or even bolstering, rather than applying a facelift. “It’s clear what situation we’re in with the […]
Read MoreThe hole they dug for themselves was plenty deep before the Islanders finally tried to climb out of it Tuesday night. On a day when they spoke of the urgency they needed in each of the final 32 games after the All-Star break, that quality was sorely missing in the first 40 minutes. Only after […]
Read MoreThe game has changed around Cody McLeod, but the newest Ranger has not. “I’ve been in this league for a few years and haven’t changed my game and I don’t think I should,” the 11-year veteran winger, picked up from Nashville on waivers before the All-Star break, told The Post after joining the Blueshirts for […]
Read MoreAs it has been in each of the last three Olympics, there will be a Lundqvist on the ice in Pyeongchang beginning next week. He will don the yellow and blue sweater, trying to lift the Swedish men’s hockey team back to the podium again. “Just the wrong number,” Henrik Lundqvist said with a wry […]
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