Hurricanes Send Islanders To 5th Straight Loss
Cam Ward made 31 saves, and Jon Matsumoto scored his first two NHL goals in the Carolina Hurricanes' 7-2 rout of the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
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Cam Ward made 31 saves, and Jon Matsumoto scored his first two NHL goals in the Carolina Hurricanes' 7-2 rout of the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
The New York Islanders' fast start has been quickly replaced by a four-game losing streak. Finding reasons for the skid is one problem the team doesn't have right now.
They say the sport of hockey has changed, that fighting and goonery has been shelved in place of more skill, more speed and more fair play. Really? The New York Islanders seem to want to believe all this and have for years built teams as such.
The three local NHL teams have built their rosters in a variety of ways this season.
Philadelphia has dominated the Islanders during the past three seasons, and continued that trend in their first meeting of this season. Philadelphia has won 15 of 16 from New York, including 11 straight at home. The Islanders haven't won in Philadelphia since April 7, 2007.
Benoit Pouliot snapped a third-period tie, and Alex Auld made 30 saves in his season debut to earn his first victory in nine months and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Friday night.
Andrei Kostitsyn and the Montreal Canadiens will try to sweep a home-and-home set with the New York Islanders, who are looking forward to getting back on their home ice.
Nino Niederreiter, chosen with the No. 5 pick in this year's draft, was given the news Thursday that he will be returning to the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.
Tomas Plekanec and Jeff Halpern each had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to three with a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
The New York Islanders have won three of four since John Tavares returned from a concussion. They'll look to continue their surge in a matchup with one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Radek Dvorak's goal with 6:32 left in the third period lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Islanders on Saturday night, despite a hat trick by New York's John Tavares.
Matt Moulson scored a delayed, video-reviewed goal in overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
Steven Stamkos looks to continue his success at St. Pete Times Forum when the Lightning attempt to beat the New York Islanders for the ninth time in 11 meetings there Thursday night.
John Tavares scored at 3:26 of overtime to lift the New York Islanders past the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Monday night.
The Northeast division-leading Maple Leafs will look to open 5-0 for the first time since 1993-94 as they host the New York Islanders on Monday night.
