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Islanders bringing back third-string goalie Kevin Poulin
The Islanders wrapped up their final restricted free agent Thursday when they signed goalie Kevin Poulin to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth $650,000 in the NHL and...
Reeling Islanders fall to Bruins for third straight loss
So the line in the sand might instead be drawn in snow, as the Islanders have very quickly run out of excuses and are quickly running out of time as...
Islanders’ Okposo dominating since daughter’s birth
The bit of insight came from Kyle Okposo’s mother-in-law, and it came on national television. Seen during Wednesday night’s airing of “NHL Revealed” on NBC Sports Network, the cameras were...
Islanders put on snow show to rally past Rangers
One month and one day ago, the Islanders’ season turned around in a game at the Garden. So on Tuesday night, back at the Garden, they stared down a 3-1...
Islanders grounded by Flyers in final road-trip game
PHILADELPHIA — Even the Broad Street Bullies weren’t as resilient as this group of Flyers. Michael Raffl scored the go-ahead goal with 4:15 left, and the Flyers rallied to beat...
Red-hot Islanders nip Avalanche in OT
DENVER — Away from home, the Islanders have discovered the winning formula. Michael Grabner knocked in a shot from the slot at 1:46 of overtime, giving the Islanders a 2-1...
Islanders rally to beat Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kyle Okposo scored twice midway through the third period, and the Islanders overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Wild 5-4 on Sunday night.John Tavares, Cal Clutterbuck...
Islanders lose to Coyotes for 11th flop in last 12
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rob Klinkhammer had two goals and an assist, Mikkel Boedker scored two of Phoenix's four second-period goals, and the Coyotes beat the road-weary New York Islanders 6-3...
Islanders lose to Penguins in final minutes
PITTSBURGH — The Islanders’ up-and-down, fast-paced tempo always seem to bring out the worst defensively in the Penguins. It did on Friday but they lost, 4-3, as a comeback fell...
Poulin, Islanders pounded by Maple Leafs
TORONTO — This is not the way Kevin Poulin wanted to start his stint as the Islanders No. 1 goalie. Poulin allowed five goals on 19 shots in the Islanders’...
Isles' Poulin denies blame as lead becomes loss
So where is the line between confidence and delusion, between belief and arrogance? Because on Thursday night in the home locker room at the Coliseum, Kevin Poulin stood there in...
Benched Nabokov has 'no problem' if Islanders winning
This was a situation that could have soured fast, and bitter resentment could have eaten away at the Islanders from the inside out. But Evgeni Nabokov was not about to...
Tavares brushes off injury scare; Vanek eyes Saturday
John Tavares put a scare through Islanders country when the captain went into the boards hard in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Predators. But after the captain took Wednesday’s...
Poulin moves closer to starting job with win
Kevin Poulin is the people’s choice. And for the moment, the Islanders’ young goaltender is also the coach’s preference. Given a second straight start in net by Jack Capuano over...
Islanders grow tired of life on the road
MONTREAL — Without recently acquired forward Thomas Vanek, the Islanders played and lost their second game in less than 24 hours. The Canadiens took advantage of the fatigued Islanders, whose...
Hurricanes blank Islanders in road loss
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Islanders played hard, but had nothing to show for it because of Justin Peters. The Carolina goalie stopped 21 shots in his third career shutout and...
Islanders turn back to Evgeni Nabokov
WASHINGTON -- Experience is why Evgeni Nabokov is the Islanders' starting goalie, and experience is the reason why he will get the start Tuesday night against the Capitals at the...
Surging Islanders batter Bruins
There is enough perspective in the Islanders locker room that they were not willing to go ahead and call this one a statement game. Not this early in the season....
Islanders defense lets them down again
Islanders fans booed former captain Mark Streit in his return to Nassau Coliseum. Perhaps they were just frustrated at the state of the team’s defense, because the Isles certainly could...
Islanders fall to Blackhawks in first regulation loss
CHICAGO — The peaks are getting higher, and the dells are getting deeper, and that’s no way to go through the grind of a long season. Soon enough, if the...