John Tavares News

The line snaked through the NHL Powered by Reebok store in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday and it wound up not far from the Sixth Avenue entrance.

New York Islanders' John Tavares fights off a check from Toronto Maple Leafs' Matt Stajan in front of the Leafs' net during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto November 23, 2009.

Rookie phenom John Tavares is in town as his New York Islanders take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the ACC tonight.

FRIDAYS GAMES New Jersey 2, at Boston 1, SOBuffalo 4, at Philadelphia 2At Minnesota 5, Colorado 3At N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 2At Anaheim 3, Chicago 0Atlanta 6, at Carolina 4Calgary 3, at Detroit 0At Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Rangers 1Toronto 6, at Florida 4St.

John Tavares scored on a rebound with 6:12 left to lift the New York Islanders to a rare come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

When the Islanders are able to maintain the same intensity for 60 minutes, they may very well become a good team.

During the next week, Carter Ashton will tote his Lethbridge Hurricanes hockey bag through three provinces for four games.

Scott Hartnell scored from the high slot with 5:27 left, and Brian Boucher made 28 saves in Philadelphia Flyers' 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

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 ...

The moment native son John Tavares stepped onto the Air Canada Centre ice surface for the pre-game warmup last night, the estimated 100 family and friends in attendance erupted in a collective cheer.

New York Islanders' John Tavares celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov.

Oakville native John Tavares congratulates New York Islanders teammate Matt Moulson after Moulson scored a second-period goal last night at the ACC.

Dwayne Roloson made 58 saves and Josh Bailey scored in overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.

Dazzling on top line and leads NHL rookies in points and goals as he displays great hands and knack for finding open ice.

As he stands in the bowels of the Air Canada Centre tomorrow night, nervously waiting to make his first NHL appearance in Toronto in front of family and friends, Oakville native John Tavares admits he'll have "a few butterflies" churning in his gut.

When you looked at the Islanders' 2009-2010 season schedule at the beginning of the year, the seven-game road trip that covered a huge chunk of the month of November simply jumped off the pages.

Who is the guy wearing the No. 26 for the New York Islanders you ask? That would be Matt Moulson, the 26-year-old left winger from Canada, who is second on the Islanders with 18 points in 21 games.

Matt Moulson was perfectly happy to have his first career two-goal game. He didn't need a hat trick -- especially one he didn't deserve.

A two-goal lead wasn't enough for either the New York Islanders or the Florida Panthers.

Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 second left in overtime, and John Tavares had the first two-goal game to help the New York Islanders beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night, extending the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games.