Player Power Rankings: Playoff push brings out best and worst
FORWARDS Trending up: Jiri Hudler, Calgary Flames -- Seriously, can we all just stop and recognize the year that Jiri Hudler is having? The 31-year-o...
View ArticleNHL -- Sharing memories of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Those who watch history be made at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum share their favorite memories from the Islanders' run on Long Island.
View ArticleNHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs: Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders
Superstars Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares will be center stage when the Capitals and Islanders face off, but the series could very well come down to goaltending.
View ArticleTravis Hamonic of New York Islanders sits out regular-season finale with...
Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic sat out the team's regular-season finale with a lower-body injury. His status for next week's opening-round playoff matchup with the Capitals is uncertain.
View ArticleNHL -- New York Islanders fall short of magical ending at Nassau Coliseum
There is still time left for the Islanders to make this a magical send-off for Nassau Coliseum, but Saturday's loss was not the springboard the team might have wished for.
View ArticleRangers, Alex Ovechkin rise as East playoffs near; issues for Bruins, Leafs
Trending up: New York Rangers: Having secured the Presidents' Trophy for the first time since the 1993-94 season -- the last time the team won the St...
View ArticleNHL -- Q&A with New York Islanders captain John Tavares
Islanders captain John Tavares dishes on the Art Ross Trophy, the Islanders' playoff hopes and which fellow superstar is fun to have a beer with.
View ArticleW2W4: Capitals at Islanders, Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- After a thrilling comeback victory at Verizon Center on Friday night, the Washington Capitals series returns to Long Island tied at...
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Islanders 2, Capitals 1
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Here's what you need to know about the New York Islanders' 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. What it means The...
View ArticleEric Fehr of Washington Capitals to miss Games 4, 5
Washington Capitals forward Eric Fehr will miss the next two games with an upper-body injury, according to coach Barry Trotz.
View ArticleWashington Capitals fans complain of vandalism, poor treatment by New York...
The Nassau County Police Department is looking into a reported vandalism incident stemming from Sunday's game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals.
View ArticleWorkers at Nassau Coliseum, home of New York Islanders, receive termination...
Nassau Coliseum staffers received termination letters this week as notice they will be laid off this summer, several sources confirmed to ESPN.com.
View ArticleBoychuk fulfilling daunting task of stopping Ovechkin
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- New York Islanders forward Matt Martin splayed himself out in front of a close-range one-timer from Washington Capitals defenseman ...
View ArticleW2W4: Capitals at Islanders, Game 4
UNIONDALE, New York - The New York Islanders prevailed in a stunning, albeit short, overtime period in Game 3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead in t...
View Article2015 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Lubomir Visnovsky's status in doubt for New York...
The Islanders might be without defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky for Game 5 against the Capitals after the veteran left Game 4's 2-1 overtime loss following a hard check into the boards.
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Capitals 2, Islanders 1 (OT)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Washington Capitals recorded a 2-1 overtime win over the New York Islanders in Game 4 at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday night, tyin...
View ArticleBackstrom vital to Caps' OT win over Isles
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Even with the doors to the visitors' locker room closed, you could make out the defiant chant of one Washington Capitals player in ...
View ArticleNew York Islanders upset over Washington Capitals' hit on Lubomir Visnovsky
Several Islanders players are seething over the Game 4 hit by Capitals forward Tom Wilson on defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, who is doubtful for Game 5.
View ArticleIslanders hope broken sticks don't break their hearts
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- At this point, New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano seems ready to throw his hands up in the air, wondering in futility what he di...
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Rangers 2, Penguins 1 (F/OT)
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers prevailed in overtime, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden to punch their ticket t...
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