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SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
I didn’t see a trip, GTFO. | Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Don’t fall into their trap! For Islanders fans, Thursday night in the NHL was hilarious in a black humor kind of way, as the Islanders beat a top team on the road, while every other result fell their way: The Flyers, Capitals and Red Wings each lost in regulation. That means the Isles pull within five points of the...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) —
Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Goals from Ryan Pulock, Mat Barzal, and JG Pageau, plus a 27 save performance from Semyon Varlamov, help the Isles secure the win. They absolutely needed that one. With a friendly out-of-town scoreboard (the Canadiens beat the Flyers, the Hurricanes beat the Red Wings, and the Maple Leafs beat the Capitals), the New York Islanders were able to...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sure, may as well try to win still. The Islanders are in Florida to face the Panthers, who are good, and the Lightning, who are about to clinch a playoff spot, so good luck with all that. As Steve noted in the morning thread, the Isles pretty much need a miracle, or many miracles, to reverse the damage they’ve done and claw back into the wild card...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) —
What it feels like to watch the 2023-24 New York Islanders. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images New lines and goals from Reilly, Pageau, and Barzal couldn’t snap the Islanders out of their slump. More line and position swaps didn’t do much to change the Isles’ fortunes as of late, with the losing streak extending to 6 games, with just one point picked up in that span. And out of...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
A center of interest... | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images If the Isles deliver another no-show, just give up already. The Islanders are in desperation mode — strike that, they better be in desperation mode, but who knows what shows up as they visit the Red Wings in a pivotal wild card match in Detroit. The Wings currently hold the second wild card spot, three points ahead...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Some dramatic photography might make us feel better. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders visit a fellow wild card contender. Will they play like they know what’s on the line? Spirits and hopes for the Islanders have cratered, so they’ll probably pull off a win in Detroit tonight to keep their pulse alive. Or not. They’re on a five-game winless slide and...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
The obligatory Aho-squared photo. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images An entirely predictable result. The New York Islanders weren’t ever really in it and lost 4-1 at home to the Carolina Hurricanes . That’s the story. This makes the five-game spiral 0-4-1, with other wild card chasers and playoff holders (Red Wings, Flyers, Devils) picking up two standings points on the...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
They’re coming here to disrespect us and we deserve it. | Photo by Cato Cataldo/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles host another Metro favorite. For the second game in a row, the New York Islanders face one of the top two teams in the Metro Division, and we thoroughly expect to receive a beating. The Carolina Hurricanes , 42-20-6 and four points behind the [redacted] Smurfs in the...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Sure, we’re hopeful... | Photo by Cato Cataldo/NHLI via Getty Images “Like the Senators or Sabres but with better goaltending...” Hockey is maddening and delightfully prone to short-term randomness so I’m not going to pretend the Islanders have no chance tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes visit. But they’ve been so annoying lately that I will not get my hopes up and even if they...
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 and maddening prank this team is playing on us, surging back into the wild card spots (depending on the day) and taking advantage of a Red Wings swoon only to suddenly start looking like they’ve...
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 wrong today? Instead of flushing Thursday’s loss down the toilet as we hoped, the New York Islanders excreted a similarly disappointing effort in another big opportunity to get two points in a...
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 a two-game goalless skid, the Islanders at least got goals but still put in a disappointing performance Saturday afternoon on Long Island. Brady Tkachuk finished a hat trick on an overtime power play...
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 their best during daylight hours, but they absolutely need both of today’s points against the Ottawa Senators . They need to shake off their matinee struggles and flush out the memory of Thursday’s...
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 and looked for a half season like more found money for the scrappy Islanders. Montoya had all the makings of an Islanders villain including getting drafted high by the Rangers and a preseason fight...
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! They weren’t going to win six games in a row every time. They can’t win every game. And they did fly back from the West Coast and had to stop in Buffalo before going home. But last night, the New...