Tag: new york islanders

Off-Season Targets: Robin Lehner
Updated:The story of Robin Lehner is, without doubt, my personal favorite story of the 2018-19 season. Lehner’s battle with anxiety…
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Isles sign Brock Nelson to six-year contract extension
Updated:Brock Nelson will continue to be a New York Islander, after he signed a six-year contract extension just before noon…
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Isles find themselves in 0-2 series hole after Game 2 loss
Updated:NEW YORK — The deck was stacked in favor of the Islanders. The Carolina Hurricanes were down Trevor van Riemsdyk less…
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Three Takeaways: Islanders-Hurricanes has a different feel than last round
NEW YORK — The Islanders dropped the opening game of their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in overtime. Jordan…
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Islanders drop Game 1 to Canes in OT, 1-0
Updated:NEW YORK — For the first time in the postseason, the Islanders were on the losing end of a 2019 playoff…
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Islanders second-round playoff schedule released
Updated:After over a week of waiting, the Islanders finally know who they will face in the second round of the…
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Lehner’s Vezina nomination bigger than just an award for hockey
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Robin Lehner sat at his stall in the Islanders dressing room and spoke with passion as…
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Robin Lehner named finalist for Vezina Trophy
Updated:EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Disney may come calling to make a Hollywood movie about Robin Lehner when the season is…
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Islanders prepping for both Canes, Caps as they wait for second-round opponent
Updated:With no clear indication of who the Islanders could play in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Barry…
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Isles’ defensive structure dominant in sweep of Penguins
Updated:The Islanders swept the Pittsburgh Penguins, something they haven’t done in the playoffs against any opponent since the 1983 Stanley…
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Clean Sweep: Isles defeat Pens 3-1 to advance to second round
Updated:Break out the brooms. The Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 and swept their divisional rival, a feat the Isles…
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Islanders take Game 3 in 4-1 win over Penguins and move closer to series sweep
The Islanders moved one game closer to knocking the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the playoffs on Sunday with a commanding…
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Isles youngsters showing no fear against veteran Penguins
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — If anyone thought that the Islanders playoff inexperienced youngsters were going to be intimidated by the battle-tested…
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Three Takeaways: ‘Hey Josh Bailey, how’d you score that goal?’
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Islanders have a 2-0 series lead in their first-round matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins after Friday’s 3-1…
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Isles take 2-0 series lead in Game 2 victory over the Pens
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — As if the Islanders’ improbable 103 point season and second place finish weren’t enough, they’re headed to…
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Game 1 sets up plenty of excitement for Isles-Pens series
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — If Game 1 between the Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins was just a taste of what’s to come in…
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Three Takeaways: Kuhnhackl was ‘dancing’ vs. Pens in Game 1
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Islanders took the opening game of their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3 in overtime. Josh…
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Bailey’s overtime goal leads Isles to 4-3 Game 1 victory over Pens
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — It was as if time stood still for Mathew Barzal in overtime of his first Stanley Cup Playoff…
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Islanders need Barzal to step up against Penguins
Updated:It was hard to figure who Islander fans expected to take the mantel as the face of the franchise when…
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Three Isles storylines heading into first round meeting with Pens
The Islanders will open the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs on home ice, a first for the organization since 1988. It…
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Who will the Isles go with in goal for the playoffs?
Updated:This season the New York Islanders have relied heavily on the men between the pipes. As the playoffs approach the…
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Islanders need to fix the power play before the playoffs begin
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Islanders statistician Eric Hornick comes up with some mind-boggling stats sometimes, none more so than the one he…
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Tavares helps lead Maple Leafs to 2-1 win over the Isles
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — A late third-period push just wasn’t enough for the Islanders to rally from a two-goal deficit on Monday…
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Islanders reward fans with playoff-clinching win on Coliseum ice
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Robin Lehner paused for a moment and looked at the 13,917 who were chanting M-V-P as he was…
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Isles clinch playoff spot in win over Sabres
Updated:UNIONDALE, N.Y. — X marked the spot and for the Islanders that meant a trip to the playoffs. The Isles punched…
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Islanders have chance to clinch playoff spot vs. Sabres
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — It has been 17 years since the Islanders clinched a playoff berth on Nassau Coliseum. That could…
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Islanders rally in third to defeat Jets in dramatic comeback win
Updated:Just when you thought they were done, the Islanders scratched and clawed their way back in. In perhaps their biggest…
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Islanders suffer third shutout in five games in loss to Blue Jackets
Updated:After back to back wins over the weekend to pull within one point of the division-leading Washington Capitals, the Islanders…
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Andrew Ladd done for the year with torn ACL
Updated:Just when you thought the Isles’ injury woes were getting better, news breaks that Andrew Ladd will miss the next…
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