Blake Comeau News

The New York Islanders will try to post consecutive victories for the first time in over a month when they welcome the struggling Florida Panthers for a battle at Nassau Coliseum.

Islanders' Frans Nielsen cheers his breakaway goal 24 seconds into the extra season with Blake Comeau.

Photos from the Islanders 3-2 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres. 1.jpg lies on the ice celebrating his overtime goal to win the game with teammate Blake Comeau during an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Wideman whistled off for roughing at 11:01. Not a good penalty. Wideman retaliated after taking a heavy hit from a charging Blake Comeau deep in the Boston end.

The stretch of games that the Islanders are in, with 14-of-17 on the road, is finally coming to an end.

Rick DiPietro has had some disappointing comeback attempts, so it's no surprise he wants to downplay his likely return to game action on Saturday, when he is scheduled to play for the Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.

It's been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.

New York Islanders goalie Martin Biron , left, blocks a shot on goal by Minnesota Wild 's Kyle Brodziak in the first period.

Officially, the New York Islanders organizational policy is to avoid using the "S" word in reference to John Tavares .

A Kyle Okposo's goal with 14.4 seconds left in overtime gave the Islanders a 4-3 victory and extended the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games, tying the franchise recdord.

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo and Mark Streit , from Switzerland, celebrate Okposo's game-winning goal in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes .

Just in time for a seven-game road trip, Kyle Okposo became the second Islander to come down with swine flu.

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.

The Islanders have been streaky. They went winless in their first six . But they had won four straight before taking a two-game losing streak into this game, scoring one goal over 120 minutes.

Mark Streit scored 53 seconds into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Thompson's knee-on-knee hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and other antics by Jackman helped wake up the sluggish Caps, and they rallied from a two-goal deficit to fend off the pesky Islanders 3-2 in overtime Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.

Mike Green scored in the third period and set up Brooks Laich's overtime winner to give the Washington Capitals a stirring 3-2 comeback victory over the lowly New York Islanders on Saturday night.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle battles on the ice with New York Islanders' Blake Comeau in a game January.

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang finally responded to a Long Island Press story that surfaced on Wednesday.

Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.