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Capuano calls out Isles, and John Tavares answers with hat trick

SUNRISE, Fla. — Jack Capuano called his team out — and the Islanders responded. John Tavares scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick and the Islanders snapped a...

How Islanders blew a chance at a point in crushing loss

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Islanders may have thought they were on track for at least a hard-earned point, but they were mistaken. Patrick Marleau scored with 22.5 seconds left...

Islanders win shootout that felt like it would never end

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Goaltender Thomas Greiss has been trying to keep the same approach while the Islanders have struggled this season. He had to stick with it a little longer...

Why one hiccup did not spoil Travis Hamonic's Isles return

The Islanders seemingly got some good news before Monday’s game against the Lightning when Travis Hamonic was able to return to the lineup from his broken thumb much sooner than...

Islanders find a creative way to lose another one

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Panthers spoiled Jaroslav Halak's solid night in a hurry. Jonathan Marchessault tied the game with 13.6 seconds left in regulation and Denis Malgin scored late in...

Islanders prevail on 'little better' Barclays ice

John Tavares’ slow start to the season was indicative of an entire Islanders offense that hadn’t been able to find its way for much of the season’s first five games....

Islanders' new acquisition could cost youngsters some jobs

Nobody is calling Dennis Seidenberg a game-changer. But the 35-year-old defenseman the Islanders signed to a one-year, $1 million deal Wednesday does represent a tightening of the screws on the...

Travis Hamonic's odd spot: Isles work pays off amid trade hope

BRANDON, Fla. — There has to be a bittersweet undercurrent for Travis Hamonic, and though it doesn’t come through in his words, it’s there. “I know what you’re trying to...

After losing Halak, Islanders fall to Maple Leafs in shootout

TORONTO — The Islanders had a bad Wednesday. After finding out they will be without starting goalie Jaroslav Halak for the next six weeks due to a lower-body injury, the...

Surging Islanders continue road dominance with win over Jets

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Kyle Okposo didn’t care how the play developed. He was just happy to get a goal — and the win. Okposo scored off a quirky rebound 2:20...

Islanders' three-game win streak ends with an emphatic dud

RALEIGH, N.C. — So much for the Islanders' three-game winning streak. Andrej Nestrasil and Victor Rask scored two goals apiece to help the Hurricanes beat the Islanders 6-3 on Saturday...

Sidney Crosby scores pair as Islanders fall to Penguins

PITTSBURGH — By the time the Islanders woke up, the game was over. After falling behind 5-0, a late comeback was far too little, far too late in a 5-2...

Islanders preview: Clock begins ticking on John Tavares' prime

The face of the Islanders, captain John Tavares, has said this repeatedly throughout training camp — and he’s right. “We really haven’t accomplished a whole lot.” Tavares and the Islanders...

Isles-Caps will be a high-scoring, 7-game series and the winner will be...

The Islanders are just happy to be back in the postseason for the second time in the past eight seasons — or as coach Jack Capuano might say, “in the...

Islanders' Leddy, Esiason's daughter in Twitter threats

The latest disturbing case of Twitter threats involves Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy and Sydney Esiason, who is the girlfriend of Leddy’s teammate Matt Martin and daughter of WFAN host and...

Boychuk pact proves these aren't your older brother's Islanders

One month. That’s how long Johnny Boychuk spent as an Islander before he realized it is the team he wants to call his own for a good long while. “The...

Iron man streak ends at 320 games for Islanders' Nick Leddy

Add one, take away another. The Islanders had a handful of moving pieces in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Rangers, the final regular-season game these two historic rivals will...

Islanders storm past woeful Coyotes to hold on to first place

The Islanders were potentially one more loss away from dropping into a tie for first place in the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday. Johnny Boychuk, though, insisted he wasn’t aware of...

Islanders sign defenseman Nick Leddy to massive extension

It didn’t take Nick Leddy long to make an impression with the Islanders. Leddy, who was acquired from the Blackhawks less than a week before the season started, signed a...

Isles' Capuano ready to make some changes after tough loss

A displeased Jack Capuano could be busted out of his superstitions following Monday’s dramatic 6-5 loss to the Rangers at the Coliseum. The Islanders coach is wary of changing his lineup...