Islanders Article Archive

    Between October 21, 2009 and November 21, 2009
  1. Owen Nolan Still Scoring at 37

    Veteran forward Owen Nolan showed on Friday that even at age 37 this 400 plus goal scorer still has plenty of gas left in the tank...

    Gouche Written by Gouche about about 10 hours ago 3 reads 0 comments

  2. Who's the Tuffest team in the Atlantic? PT. 1

    With the Devils and Penguins leading the Division with 28 points, the Flyers, Rangers and Islanders are all tied with 23. With that being said the whole division is only separated by five points...

    John Bro Written by John Bro about 2 days ago 52 reads 0 comments

  3. Matt Moulson Might Be the New York Islanders' Best Player

    Who is the guy wearing the No. 26 for the New York Islanders you ask? That would be Matt Moulson, the 26-year-old left winger from Canada, who is second on the Islanders with 18 points in 21 games...

    Dan Karell Written by Dan Karell about 3 days ago 178 reads 2 comments

  4. Stat Trick: Islanders Extend Point Streak to Five After 4-1 Win in Boston

    In perhaps their most solid effort of the season, the New York Islanders went into Boston on Monday night and pounded the Bruins, 4-1. The Isles have earned a point on all four games of their road trip (2-0-2) and are 3-0-2 in their last five overall...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 3 days ago 90 reads 0 comments

  5. Stat Trick: Florida Panthers 5, New York Isles 4 (Shootout)

    How many two goal leads will the Islanders blow on this trip?  It's now three, as the Isles have given away a lead of at least two goals in each of the three games.  Saturday's blown lead results in the second shootout loss in the three games...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 5 days ago 31 reads 0 comments

  6. Stat Trick: New York Isles 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (overtime)

    It was John Tavares early and Kyle Okposo late, as two of the key building blocks in the Islanders' rebuilding played leading roles as the Isles built, and blew a three-goal lead, before emerging victorious in overtime...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 7 days ago 40 reads 0 comments

  7. Will Goalie Rick DiPietro Save the Islanders?

    The most telling Islanders statistic is 2-6. That's their overtime/loss record, meaning eight of their first 18 games have gone into extra periods, with six of them losses. That tells us a lot about the young Islanders...

    Steven  Ovadia Written by Steven Ovadia about 8 days ago 589 reads 4 comments

  8. Stat Trick: Capitals 5, Isles 4 in Shootout

    Trent Hunter, playing for the first time in over a month, scored on a power play with 2:08 to play to force overtime, but in the eventual shootout, the Capitals got an 11th round goal from Chris ...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 9 days ago 59 reads 0 comments

  9. Atlanta's Offensive Defense

    This post is being inspired by a statistic I read on blogs.ajc.com that talked about the Thrashers’ offensive defense. It turns out, that the last 7 goals the Thrashers have scored have been scored by defensemen...

    Eric LaForge Written by Eric LaForge about 12 days ago 4 reads 0 comments

  10. Stat Trick: New York Islanders 6, Atlanta Thrashers 3

    After playing against the New Jersey Devils, facing almost anyone else would seem to be an easier test.  The Atlanta Thrashers didn't seem to put up much of a fight as the Isles waltzed to a 6-3 victory...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 13 days ago 48 reads 0 comments

  11. Stat Trick: Buffalo 3, Isles 0

    Marty Biron's first start as an Islander in Buffalo didn't go as well as his home start against Buffalo four days earlier.  This time it was the Sabres with the shutout.  On to the trick....

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 15 days ago 29 reads 0 comments

  12. New York Islanders Playing Like a Much Better Team

    Admit it. As an Islanders' fan right now, you must be ecstatic. When was the last time this team won four games in a row? Even more than that, when was the last time you had confidence in this ...

    Dan Karell Written by Dan Karell about 17 days ago 131 reads 0 comments

  13. The Unnoticed Team in New York and How It's Skating To Change That

    "We have a lot of respect for that team. They work hard and are extremely well-coached. Teams talk a lot about working hard, but I don't think you can say that for every team in this league. The Islanders do...

    Christian Araos Written by Christian Araos about 18 days ago 109 reads 4 comments

  14. Stat Trick: New York Isles 3, Edmonton Oilers 1

    It took him 862 games, but Brendan Witt now has a two-goal game in the NHL.  Oh yes, the Islanders have a four-game winning streak, too.  On to the trick: 1.  Witt scored twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 18 days ago 33 reads 0 comments

  15. It's Witt's Turn For a Two-Goal Second As Isles Win Fourth Straight

    Tonight in the Islanders 3-1 win, Tavares opened up the scoring in the first period for the Islanders and Brendan Witt took his two-goal second period turn...

    Mark Bernstein Written by Mark Bernstein about 18 days ago 30 reads 1 comments

  16. Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders Pick & Odds: November 2nd 2009

    Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders Free Pick: New York Islanders (-120 odds) Mon November 2nd 2009 7:05p Visit Touthouse...

    touthouse handicappers Written by touthouse handicappers about 19 days ago 11 reads 0 comments

  17. Martin Biron Hits 200

    Heading into the season no one especially goalie Martin Biron thought it would take him an entire month to reach that special milestone...

    Gouche Written by Gouche about 19 days ago 16 reads 0 comments

  18. Buffalo Sabres-New York Islanders: Biron Welcomes Former Team with Career Night

    In my earlier article today I had made mention of the flu affecting certain players of the Buffalo Sabres team. Never did I know that the entire team must have been going through sympathy illness for their ill comrades...

    Ron Van Lew Written by Ron Van Lew about 20 days ago 44 reads 0 comments

  19. Are the Islanders Closer to Being This Good Already?

    During the preseason, after getting a glimpse of Moulson knocking the puck in the net, I started thinking that perhaps he should be on the line with Tavares (in addition to Okposo of course)...

    Mark Bernstein Written by Mark Bernstein about 20 days ago 65 reads 0 comments

  20. Stat Trick: New York Isles 5, Buffalo Sabres 0

    At 2:00 am local time on Sunday, most of the United States and Canada will turn their clocks back.  The Islanders beat them to it, turning their clocks back to the '70s and '80s with a shutout win over the Sabres...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 20 days ago 41 reads 0 comments

  21. Stat Trick: New York Islanders 4, Washington Capitals 3 (overtime)

    The Islanders tied an NHL record by playing in their seventh October overtime game.  It didn't last long, as Mark Streit converted a pass from John Tavares 53 seconds into the extra session to give the Isles a 4-3 overtime win in Washington...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 21 days ago 31 reads 0 comments

  22. Stat Trick: New York Isles 3, New York Rangers 1

    Break up the Islanders!  The Isles improve to 2-1-2 in their last five games by earning their first regulation win of the season, 3-1 over the rival Rangers.  On to the trick...  1...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 23 days ago 59 reads 1 comments

  23. NHL Short Notes

    KROG CALLED UP TO THE ATLANTA THRASHERS Seven year NHL veteran forward Jason Krog was called up to the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday to take the place of injured star Ilya Kovalchuk...

    Gouche Written by Gouche about 24 days ago 17 reads 0 comments

  24. Stat Trick: Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Isles 2 (Overtime)

    As Yogi Berra once said, "It's deja vu all over again." Another game.  Another overtime loss.  On to the trick... 1. Former Islander Roman Hamrlik scored 1:32 into overtime to give Les Habitants the overtime victory...

    Eric Hornick Written by Eric Hornick about 25 days ago 15 reads 0 comments

  25. Young Islanders Inability to Hold Onto a Lead Is Costing Them

    In nine games this season, the New York Islanders have only won one game. But even more than that, five of those nine have gone into overtime, with three of those going to shootouts While the ...

    Dan Karell Written by Dan Karell about 26 days ago 53 reads 11 comments

 


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