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Ex-Isles star gets Game 7 chance that could cap off 17-year NHL career
After being a healthy scratch for Game 6, Kyle Okposo was reinserted for the winner-take-all Game 7 as the Panthers tried to not only hoist the first Stanley Cup in...
The Post ranks top 50 Islanders players: Nos. 21-50
In recognition of the Islanders’ 50th anniversary season, The Post ranks the top 50 players in franchise history.
Islanders fail to strengthen playoff hopes in lackluster loss to Sabres
The Islanders just can’t make it easy on themselves on Saturday night, losing to the Sabres 2-0.
Former Islander helps Sabres topple Devils
Former Islander Kyle Okposo and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals less than a minute apart in the first period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on...
Islanders end rough road trip with another loss
This wasn't the road trip the Islanders were looking for after the All-Star break. Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and the Sabres beat the Islanders on Tuesday...
One dark free-agency day has ruined NHL teams for years
TAMPA, Fla. — The summer of 2016 was a strange one in the NHL. And it led to arguably the worst July 1 of the salary-cap era. The league was...
Devils completely overwhelmed by Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New Jersey Devils didn't bounce back from their opening-night crusher. Rookie Victor Olofsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres kicked off the home-opening portion of their...
Rangers' Tony DeAngelo just learned the scary impact of this punch
RALEIGH, N.C. — This is the brutal irony of the situation, a product of the structure the NHL has set up. Of course Tony DeAngelo didn’t want to seriously injure...
Islanders fail to follow winning formula in loss to Sabres
BUFFALO — The Islanders tried to play cute — and the result wasn’t pretty. “When we start playing cute, we don’t have a whole lot of success,” forward Matt Martin...
Lehner dominates ex-team to help Trotz snag milestone victory
BUFFALO — Robin Lehner made an emotional return to Buffalo and led the Islanders to a milestone victory for coach Barry Trotz. Lehner made 39 saves against his former team...
Islanders rally past Sabres in OT, with help of delayed review call
A review from Toronto saved the Islanders late in regulation. Rookie Mathew Barzal saved them in overtime. Barzal’s overtime heroics followed Josh Bailey’s video-review equalizer in regulation to give the...
Olympics ban shaping up as the NHL greed apocalypse
There have been some very ugly moments during the course of recent negotiations between the NHL and its Players’ Association, and they have led to a season and a half...
Sabres star now in ICU as mystery condition gets scary
Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has spent the past three days in a Buffalo hospital undergoing a battery of tests to determine an undisclosed illness that has sidelined him for more...
NHL commissioner's signal could put Barclays on thin ice
LOS ANGELES — This was not encouraging. Not at all. The Islanders have ongoing issues with Barclays Center — most notably the continuing bad ice conditions — and NHL commissioner...
John Tavares' reunion with stars who bolted shows what Isles lost
LOS ANGELES — It has to pull on the heartstrings of Islanders fans to hear their captain, John Tavares, had dinner Friday night out here with two of his closest...
Islanders roll into holiday break on a high note
Two wins in a row does not erase what has happened over the first two months of the Islanders’ season, nor does it ease the pain when they still see...
Isles' series of bad moves threatens more than GM and coach
Their superstar is off to a miserable start while flanked by workmanlike but unremarkable wingers. Three core players took advantage of free agency to go elsewhere over the summer. The...
These new-look Islanders face the same nagging questions
There were tough decisions to be made, and Garth Snow made them in cold blood. That’s the reality of the modern NHL, where the Islanders general manager chose not to...
Why structure of these 3 contracts points to another NHL lockout
Signing bonuses will become a hot-button issue around which the NHL coalesces leading into the 2020-21 Owners’ Lockout IV, because some contracts — such as the ones Steven Stamkos signed...
Evaluating new-look Isles: More pressure on Tavares -- and GM
Now that the free agent frenzy has settled down — and a frenzy it was at the opening of the market Friday at noon — it all begs the question:...