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Ilya Sorokin was never going to repeat last year’s brilliant Islanders campaign

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Ilya Sorokin’s 2022-23 campaign, in which he posted a .924 save percentage over 62 games and hauled the Islanders into the playoffs, was not just worthy of the Vezina Trophy for which he finished...
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Islanders’ defensive struggles return at worst possible time

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Over the last week, the Islanders are 24th in shot attempt percentage league-wide, which is often used as a stand-in for possession.
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Islanders’ four-game skid comes at inopportune time

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — The Islanders are of course aware of the situation that faces them in the standings, and that is what makes the third period of Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers so utterly confounding.
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Rangers cruise to win over Islanders as rivals head in opposite directions

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — One team at MSG on Sunday was gunning for the top spot in the Eastern Conference while the other was desperately trying to cling to the foothold it so recently gained in the playoff race.
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Islanders need to ‘simplify’ offense that became ‘too pretty’: Patrick Roy

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Patrick Roy wants to see the Islanders add a little more grease to their game.
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Islanders blow another late lead, risk playoff spot in tough loss to Senators

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Even when it became clear the Islanders may not have had their best on Saturday, the formula to getting back on the winning side was clear.
  • 2 days ago
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Patrick Roy sees no reason to ‘panic’ after two straight Islanders losses

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — The Islanders do not have long to get things turned around after a 3-0 loss to the Sabres on Thursday.
  • 3 days ago
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Islanders can’t wait to fix sudden scoring troubles with pivotal weekend looming

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — To find the last time the Islanders were shut out in consecutive games, you have to go all the way back to 49 months ago.
  • 3 days ago
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Mathew Barzal sets high standards for Islanders’ new top line

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Talking about the Islanders’ still new-ish superstar-infused top line Thursday morning, Mathew Barzal brought up the Lightning trio of Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos as a bar...
  • 4 days ago
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Islanders completely fall apart against Sabres in disastrous end to road trip

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — A road trip that started on a high ended with a giant splat.
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Rangers vs. Lightning prediction: NHL odds, picks, best bets

NY Post (Michael Leboff) — The betting market has been skeptical of both of these teams all season and you can easily see why, but this is the kind of matchup that suits the Rangers.
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Islanders vs. Sabres prediction: NHL odds, picks, best bets for Thursday

NY Post (Michael Leboff) — Bookmakers have priced this game as essentially a coin flip and that seems fair given the schedule spot for the Islanders.
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What the Islanders are up against in a four-team playoff-spot dogfight

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — The pair of playoff races the Islanders find themselves in means there is a heavy amount of scoreboard-watching going on each night.
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Islanders vow to fix ‘slow’ power play

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — One of the only things that never quite got going for the Islanders during their six-game winning streak was the power play.
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Islanders’ Kyle Palmieri having strong season thanks to staying healthy

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — Dumb luck often has a pretty big role to play regarding an athlete's health. Kyle Palmieri can attest to that.
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Former Islanders forward Josh Ho-Sang releases rap album after turbulent NHL career

NY Post (Christian Arnold) — Josh Ho-Sang had plenty of raw talent on the ice, but it appears he has talent behind the mic as well. 
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Islanders have several paths to rare Rangers playoff showdown

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — It's still too early to start thinking seriously about the Battle of New York being renewed in the playoffs, but the possibility is there.
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Islanders found winning formula but maintaining it is the challenge

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — So now that the Islanders have lost a game, the question becomes how they can reproduce the hockey that led to a season-best six-game winning streak.
  • 6 days ago
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How Patrick Roy’s ‘Swedish Connection’ decision is paying dividends for Islanders

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — The reason for putting together the line he dubbed as the Swedish Connection didn’t have much to do with the Swedish part of it for Islanders coach Patrick Roy.
  • 6 days ago
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Islanders’ cracks show as six-game winning streak ends with loss to Kings

NY Post (Ethan Sears) — If the Islanders found reasons to be unsatisfied after a blowout win on Sunday, then they’ll have a whole lot more to work through after Monday night.
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Blog Articles

Islanders Anxiety - Episode 282 - Toxic Relationship Metaphor

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) — One of these “brothers” needs to grab another by the collar and shake him and tell him he’s playing like a jerk. Mike and Dan move their scheduled recording up a day to rant about the Islanders’...
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Islanders News: Why does this team hate us so?

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Crash. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images A terrible matinee weekend turns the screw. Bo Horvat sure looks like he knows the stakes. Some other players, too. But overall, it’s a cruel...
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Rangers 5, Islanders 2: The losing streak extends to four

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) — Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images After the six game win streak, the New York Islanders have now dropped four straigth games. Coming into an important rivalry game where both teams...
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Islanders Back-to-Back News: What happened to the urgency?

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — It’s a national broadcast, so get ready to see a bunch of these highlights all day. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images This team takes off too many periods, it looks like. What could go...
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Senators 4, Islanders 3 (OT): Tkachuk PPG hat trick concludes frustrating afternoon

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Should not happen. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles slump continues, though a late Bo Horvat equalizer prevented it from being a disastrous afternoon. Trying to stop...
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Islanders Gameday News/Game 66 Thread: Crush the Sens, flush last game

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Save us Kyle. | Photo by André Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Shake off the matinee blues. 12:30 is a very early time to play hockey. These New York Islanders have not always been at...
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Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Al Montoya (with guest Nick Giglia)

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) — From a potentially hated Ranger to a short time Islanders savior. Vivo El Cubano Grande. Joined by returning guest Nick Giglia, we celebrate goalie Al Montoya, who took a long road to the NHL...
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Islanders News: I thought we were done with this

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — [blows raspberries] | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images I thought these guys turned a corner and weren’t going to do this no-show thing in big games anymore. My mistake I guess! ...
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Sabres 4 (EN), Islanders 0: Ugly and empty

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Yep. | Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders looked flat in Buffalo, suffering their second shutout in a row and taking some shine off their recent six-game streak. We...
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Islanders Gameday News: Aiming to rebound in Buffalo

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Stay healthy out there, buddy. | Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The road trip concludes with what you might call a must, er, kind-of-need-ish, win? A continent-wide road trip...
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Islanders Anxiety - Episode 281 - The Monster’s Still Out There

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) — Having Patrick Roy behind the bench is cool as fuck. Despite the end of their six game winning streak and some scary games ahead, Mike and Dan remain hopeful about the Islanders’ playoff chances...
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Islanders News: In playoff position until the next game

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Engvall has been good on his new line. | Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles’ next opponent, the Sabres, waxed the Red Wings to drop Detroit back out of the wild card...
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Islanders News: Streak ends, but heading back with 4 of 6

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Could not beat. | Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles are shut out in L.A. but do not return from California empty handed. The Islanders once again were not able to pull...
  • 6 days ago
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Kings 3, Islanders 0 (EN): Back-to-back gets them, 6-game win streak ends

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Rittich got the shutout, but he didn’t have to do a ton for it, to be honest. | Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images They also fall out of a playoff spot for the time being. Win...
  • 6 days ago
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Islanders at Kings: California Closeout [Game #64]

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Another big game for Pageau, perhaps? | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders look to sweep the Golden State and win their seventh straight. The New York Islanders have one...
  • 7 days ago
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Islanders Back-to-Back News: In a playoff spot with six straight Ws

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Big night for Palms in his first NHL home. | Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images They’ll look to make it seven straight and go to third in the Metro tonight. The New York...
  • 7 days ago
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Islanders 6, Ducks 1: Make it six

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Gift accepted. | Photo by Nicole Vasquez/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles keep a good thing going. The New York Islanders extended their win streak to six games with a mostly comfortable...
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Islanders vs Ducks: A Duck’s eye preview [Game #63]

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — We’ll just continue with the Parise memories... | Photo by Nicole Vasquez/NHLI via Getty Images We asked a real-life Duck’s fan to kindly share her window into what’s going on in Anaheim. ...
  • 8 days ago
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Islanders Gameday News: A win puts the Isles in a playoff spot

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Last time they played, Simon Holmstrom won it late. | Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images By points, that is, so a real spot. But by points percentage, it would be...
  • 8 days ago
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Islanders News: Standing Pat(rick Roy)

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — There’s our deadline acquisition. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders did not make any trades in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but made a couple depth moves...
  • 9 days ago
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