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Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) —
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Tis the season for playoff previews, 2024 edition. With the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs looming larger, the Colorado Avalanche have a big task ahead of them facing off against the Winnipeg Jets. It hasn’t been a pretty end to the regular season for the Avs, but they benefit knowing they all but don’t have home-ice advantage, and know who...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) —
Only two games left of this just absolute torturous season. Mike and Dan recap a successful couple of games that have put the Islanders on the brink of clinching a playoff spot - which is both good and terrifying. An OT win over the Canadiens and a “feel good” shootout loss the Rangers meant huge points in the Eastern Conference playoff race. A win in New Jersey on Monday night would lock...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Not starting tonight, but appreciate the stretch. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders have destiny in their hands, facing the Devils while all their wild card competitors also play tonight. With the New York Islanders in Newark, we are down to the wire and a win would clinch third place in the Metro with one game to spare. There are other scenarios where they...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Let’s meet again, shall we? | Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The spring Battle of New York continues. The Islanders have another chance to get one over on their cross-river rivals as they visit the Rangers in Manhattan for a matinee today. The Rangers followed the loss to the Isles with a loss to the Flyers, so they are smarting and looking to bounce back...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
Engvall looked so good. He should play like that more. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Goals from Engvall, Cizikas, and Palmieri (GWG) have the Isles on the brink of clinching. The New York Islanders , folks, can clinch a playoff berth on Saturday. It’s not a situation yet where if they just win by themselves, they’re in—it would still require some help to get it done on...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) —
Hug your goalie | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images A strong game from Varlamov and goals from Engvall, Cizikas, and Palmieri lead the Islanders over Montreal in key game. The New York Islanders won a back and forth game against the Montreal Canadiens, where they dominated but never lead until the very end. Semyon Varlamov played a solid game, despite letting in a weak Cole...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Sure, we’ll play them. | Photo by Arianne Bergeron/NHLI via Getty Images The Montreal Canadiens visit, for the final “really should win” of the year. There were no scores relevant to the Islanders’ playoff chase last night, so they enter tonight’s action against the Canadiens in the same position as they left the win over the Rangers: third place in the Metro, with a decent chance of...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
The Rangers are angry, hehe. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Bunch of babies out on Seventh Avenue. Another huge win for the New York Islanders , this one over their hated rivals across the East River. And it made the New York Rangers mad. It made a once proud Peter Laviolette look like a bloated and balding baby. If these two teams meet again in the playoffs—and oh yeah, they...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Sorry for your loss. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Isles got off to a great start, then tried to give it back, but Semyon Varlamov wouldn’t let them. The New York Islanders beat the Rangers for their fifth win in a row to continue their surprising final-month rally and stay in third place in the Metro, keeping their playoff hopes within their theoretical control. With...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) —
It’s been a wild rollercoaster of a week in a wild rollercoaster of a season. Mike and Dan try to make sense of the Islanders’ recent turnaround, that saw them win four straight and vault into third place in the Metro Division. What seemed like a lost cause suddenly became an uplifting triumph, sometimes within the same game. Wins over the Flyers, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and, most...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
You have another day to enjoy before the dreadful feelings return. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images After beginning last week looking like a lost cause, four wins make for a fresh and bright Monday sitting in 3rd in the Metro. On the 285-episodes-and-counting Islanders Anxiety podcast, Mike often refers to that periodic condition in Islanders fandom where something good that...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
He rejects. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images And what kind of crushing blow is it setting us up for? There is no way you entered this week expecting the New York Islanders would win four straight games, capped by a 41-save shutout of their western nemesis Nashville Predators, leaving the Isles in playoff position and in control of their own destiny. Yet here we are. Semyon...
Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) —
Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images Solid performances up and down the lineup put Colorado back in the win column. Minnesota man-handled. The Colorado Avalanche did exactly what they needed to do, rebounding from their loss Monday night with a 5-2 result over the Minnesota Wild Thursday night. Three-point nights from Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon led the way on...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
That was big for Holmy. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders came back and held on to beat the Blackhawks. Thanks to outside help, they’re a point out of a playoff spot. The New York Islanders didn’t make it too comfortable, but they squeezed out a regulation win and two more huge points against the Chicago Blackhawks last night at home. The 2-1 win, earned despite...
Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) —
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs wrap up a five-game home stand today. We get a little Saturday late afternoon matinee with the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Nashville Predators. These two division foes match up for the final time this season - in the regular season, anyway. With this a plausible playoff matchup, it’s certainly a game to watch between...