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Tonight , the New York Islanders visit the St. Louis Blues in game no. 29 of the 2013-14 NHL season.

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Recent comments from head coach Ted Nolan indicated that he wanted Ryan Miller to stay in Buffalo, at least as long as Nolan is here.

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For a team that hadn't made the playoffs in six seasons, the Islanders sure looked last season like a team that could contend for the Stanley Cup in the near future after taking the Penguins to six games in an exciting first-round series.

Minutes later Okposo connected for his eighth to give the Isles a rare 2-0 lead.

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The Islanders coughed up a two-goal lead Tuesday night to the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins and lost their seventh straight game, 3-2, on an unassisted goal by Sidney Crosby with one minute, 16 seconds left in overtime.

New York Islanders goalie Anders Nilsson makes a save on a shot by the Penguins' Zach Sill in the first period Tuesday.

The St. Louis Blues have held the top position in our power rankings for two consecutive weeks.

New York Islanders goalie Anders Nilsson skates off the ice after giving up the game-winning goal New York Islanders goalie Anders Nilsson skates off the ice after giving up the game-winning goal When the Pittsburgh Penguins last visited Nassau Coliseum in May, they came within a deflection of being stretched to a seventh game against the New York ... (more)

From the moment the puck went in the net Braden Holtby was arguing with the referees, asking why they didn't whistle the play dead on either of the two times he covered the puck with his glove.

Alexander Ovechkin scored at 2:07 of overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.

IN THE FIRST PERIOD: The Wings had a hard time keeping the Islanders out of Detroit's zone, leaving Jimmy Howard to turn away a shot per minute while the Wings barely got near Kevin Poulin.

New York's Thomas Vanek, left, and John Tavares stand for a pre-game anthem on Oct. 29. The Canadian national anthem got a bit of an unexpected makeover before Wednesday night's game between the Winnipeg Jets and New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.

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Mark Stuart, Andrew Ladd and Devin Setoguchi scored second-period goals and Al Montoya made 28 saves and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team continues to build the program, announcing Wednesday that five skaters committed to the U of M during the early signing period.

Lets say the islanders flat line for the season and win the lottery as of this writing, and the Sabres get pick 2 or 3....putting the Islanders in a tough choice of keeping the pick , or deferring to 2015 for the Sabres and potentially losing out on any shot at Connor Mcdavid .... What do you do if your the Islanders GM now? If you finish the ... (more)

Nov 23, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Islanders left wing Thomas Vanek battles in front of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason during the third period at Wells Fargo Center.