The Islanders are interested in two members of the Canucks. We reported a few weeks ago that the New York Islanders had inquired about Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson. Per industry sources, the Islanders still have tremendous interest in Pettersson.
Sean Couturier scored his 199th NHL goal and Travis Konecny added three assists as the Flyers overcame the first two Islander power play goals in the last fifteen games for a 5-3 win over the Isles before a crowd of 15,761 at UBS Arena.
ELMONT, NY– The New York Islanders (17-20-7) fell 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6) on Thursday night in UBS Arena. The Flyers scored three times in the second period as the Islanders melted down and seemingly cast their fate for the playoffs,
New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat knows his team isn't doing enough to give general manager Lou Lamoriello a convincing reason to keep the band together leading up to the March 7 trade deadline. "We have to start winning hockey games if we want everybody to stay,
This was the sort of effort which, if the Islanders could replicate it consistently, makes them look like a playoff contender.
THROUGH GAMES OF TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2025
The Sharks entered the season with higher expectations after selecting center Macklin Celebrini with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, but San Jose lost its first nine games -- eight of which it played without Celebrini, who aggravated a hip injury in the season opener Oct. 10 and didn't return until Nov. 5.
Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second career shutout and Adam Gaudette's second period goal was the only one to beat Marcus Hogberg as the Ottawa Senators snapped the Isles' three-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory before a crowd of 15,101 at UBS Arena.
Doing so on the same night the organization honored Brent Sutter — inducting him into the team’s Hall of Fame and onto the Ring of Honor at UBS Arena — with one of the season’s better crowds in attendance, gave a little bit extra to an otherwise forgettable 4-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
On this day last season, Patrick Roy hit the ice with the New York Islander s for the first time since being named head coach. There wasn't much time for greetings and salutations, as the team was to play a game just hours later when they welcomed the Dallas Stars to town.
They played connected, fast hockey in a matchup of last place teams to snap a two-game losing streak. Before the game, the team inducted Brent Sutter into its Hall of Fame.
Among the underlying symptoms has been an offense that itself has struggled to consistently sustain momentum over the course of games and, more broadly, the 2024-25 season. So, then, how do the Islanders treat the ailment in order to regain traction in the Eastern Conference playoff race while the NHL’s Mar. 7 trade deadline looms overhead?