Schwartz: Islanders Should Test Drive The New Nassau Coliseum
These are interesting times for the Islanders. They seemingly can't lose on the ice in the face of a never-ending story of arena strife.
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These are interesting times for the Islanders. They seemingly can't lose on the ice in the face of a never-ending story of arena strife.
For fans of several local sports teams, watching games is about to get easier.
John Tavares has been through this before, hearing talk about where the Islanders will play in the future. He prefers to just focus on playing.
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal 6:31 into the third period Tuesday night as the New York Islanders remained red hot by beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 at Barclays Center.
The red-hot Islanders are set to resume action following the All-Star break, but their play on the ice is the last thing on many fans' minds.
Thomas Greiss won't be testing free agency. The veteran goaltender agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Islanders on Monday night.
The marriage between the New York Islanders and Barclays Center could soon be coming to an end.
The New York Islanders continued surging into the All-Star Break with a win over the Montreal Canadiens at Barclays Center.
John Tavares will represent the Islanders at NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. But the captain is not the only player in the organization that is having a standout season.
Brock Nelson and Jason Chimera scored less than five minutes apart early in the third period Tuesday night as the surging New York Islanders pulled away from the Columbus Blue Jackets and earned a 4-2 victory at Barclays Center.
As far as Thomas Greiss is concerned, the puck is as big as a garbage can lid right now.
Claude Giroux scored with 1:40 left in overtime Sunday night as the Philadelphia Flyers stopped a pair of losing streaks with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center.
Anders Lee scored his second goal of the game in the third period as the New York Islanders rebounded from squandering a two-goal lead to post a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
John Tavares scored in the first and third periods Thursday night and Thomas Greiss earned his second straight shutout as the New York Islanders won Doug Weight's debut as interim head coach.
Doug Weight knows it won't be easy for the New York Islanders to get back in the playoff race, but the interim coach is preaching a simple approach in taking it one game at a time with half the season remaining.
