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Isles, Gordon Search for Consistency
This was bound to be the case. With an average age on the current roster just north of 26, making them one of the youngest teams in the league, Scott Gordon's Islanders are struggling to find consistency in their game.
Islanders GM Snow not too worried about injuries
Frans Nielsen of the New York Islanders waits for the drop of the puck in his game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Isles hit speed bump vs. big boys
Scott Gordon said the Islanders' three-game stretch against the Flyers, Penguins and Devils would show his young team where it was.
Islanders lose Nielsen to injury
Frans Nielsen left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Islanders Score Twice In 3rd Period, Beat Pens 3-2
Islanders Score Twice In 3rd Period, Beat Pens 3-2 Share + Nov 27, 2009 6:28 pm US/Eastern Islanders Score Twice In 3rd Period, Beat Pens 3-2 UNIONDALE, N.Y. 1 of 1 Kyle Okposo No.
Tavares' goal lifts Islanders over Penguins 3-2
John Tavares scored on a rebound with 6:12 left in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a rare come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
DiManno: Lady Luck passes on the Leafs
The second is played with dice. Yet there is a huge similarity between the two in what's known as probability mathematics, or the misunderstood notion of independent events.
Roloson fashions masterpiece in shooting gallery
NHL Leafs launch 61 shots at Islanders' goalie, but still lose in overtime TORONTO MICHAEL TRAIKOS Canwest News Service - Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Jason Blake battles for the puck with New York Islanders Tim Jackman and Andy Sutton as Islanders' goalie Dwayne Roloson watches for the loose puck during their NHL game Monday night in ...
Roloson stops 58 shots as Isles beat Leafs
It's been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.
Gameday Update: Leafs take on Tavares
Rookie phenom John Tavares is in town as his New York Islanders take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the ACC tonight.
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.A The Isles have earned a point on all four games of there road trip and are 3-0-2 in their last five overall.A On to the trick: 1.A Matt Moulson scored twice to become the first Islander to reach double-digit goals ...
Youth on defense could prove an asset
Hillen making "huge strides" this year according to Isles' coach Scott Gordon. No one around the Islanders even wants to think about last season, especially from an injury standpoint.
Still without Ovechkin, Capitals host Islanders
The Washington Capitals will try for a third straight victory without superstar Alex Ovechkin when they host the New York Islanders tonight at Verizon Center.
Isles fill nets but will miss Martinek
On a day when the Islanders learned that they lost one of their top defenseman for the year, they put on their best offensive performance of the season.
Atlanta Thrashers (6-5-1) at New York Islanders (5-6-5), 7 p.m.
While the Islanders have struggled as the guest this season, they have had success at Nassau Coliseum.
Islanders get offense from unlikely places, beat Thrashers 6-3 before long road trip
Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night.
Devils edge Islanders in Elias' return
Yann Danis, making his second start of the season for New Jersey, finished with 23 saves against his former team, as the Devils edged the New York Islanders, 2-1, in an Atlantic Division battle at Prudential Center.
Oilers F Horcoff sidelined for next 7-10 days
The Edmonton Oilers will be without the services of forward Shawn Horcoff for the next 7-10 days after he suffered a left shoulder injury in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
Injuries limited Andy Sutton to just 23 games last season, and even though this year is only 14 games old, the defenseman already sees a difference in this group of Islanders.
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.A Oh yes, the Islanders have a four-game winning streak, too.
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