Islanders Embarrassed In Pittsburgh
Brent Johnson made 20 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the New York Islanders for the second time in nine days, winning 3-0 on Wednesday night.
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Brent Johnson made 20 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the New York Islanders for the second time in nine days, winning 3-0 on Wednesday night.
After edging the Rangers the Penguins attempt to continue their dominance of the Islanders tonight.
Kyle Okposo scored twice, including a go-ahead goal in New York's big second period, and rookie goaltender Kevin Poulin stopped 25 shots, leading the Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.
The Thrashers go for their third win in as many tries this season against the lowly Islanders when the teams meet Tuesday night at Philips Arena.
Loui Eriksson's second goal, an empty-netter at 18:49 of the third period, helped seal an 11-10 victory for Team Lidstrom against Team Staal on Sunday in the NHL All-Star Game
Grabner won the fastest skater competition that opened the evening by winning a final runoff of rookies. He raced around the rink in 14.2 seconds in the final to beat Edmonton's Taylor Hall (14.7 seconds).
Forward Matt Moulson and the New York Islanders have agreed to terms of a three-year contract. The deal will keep the 27-year-old with the team through 2014.
Islanders general manager Garth Snow said Wednesday the team did everything the right way in its attempted acquisition of Russian goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
Eric Staal scored two goals and assisted on another to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Jeff Skinner looks to remain hot Wednesday and help the Carolina Panthers head into the All-Star break by continuing their dominance of the Islanders.
The Islanders have suspended goalie Evgeni Nabokov for not reporting to the team after being claimed off waivers from the Red Wings last week.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season, Craig Adams scored in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Islanders 1-0 on Tuesday night.
A visit from the NHL's third-worst team record-wise seems like just what the Penguins need to head into the All-Star break with some momentum. The Islanders, though, haven't exactly made things easy on Pittsburgh.
Buffalo Sabres salvaged a split of the home-and-home series by beating the New York Islanders 5-3 on Sunday.
New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow says goalie Evgeni Nabokov hung up on him shortly after the veteran goalie was claimed off waivers on Saturday.
