Maple Leafs, New York Islanders
Snapshots from the New York Islanders' 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night at PPG Paints Arena. Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images and Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.
NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York, which had lost three of four. Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves.
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists at 1,034. The Penguins stand at 17-16-5;
The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) exacted revenge and downed the New York Islanders (14-16-7) 3-2 Sunday evening in PPG Paints Arena. Once again, the Islanders’ special teams absolutely let them down.
The New York Islanders and New York Rangers have been involved in four of the last five conference finals. Both teams have made the playoffs in the previous two seasons. They have two of the top 10 goalies in the league, a handful of high-end players, high-profile coaches and general managers.
EAST MEADOW, NY -- As New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal shared with The Hockey News, there was a "sour "taste" left in the team's mouth after their 7-1 loss on Monday to the Buffalo Sabres ...
Pierre LeBrun reported last week that Brock Nelson will likely test out free agency. Ideally, the New York Islanders sign him this summer to a long-term deal and allow him to retire with the team he was drafted by.
Just 22 hours after the last puck drop, the Penguins and Islanders will face off again, this time at PPG Paints Arena.
Someday, Fortescue's friends and family hope to make the drive to Madison Square Garden to watch him with the Rangers.
The Islanders are 14-16-7 and only the dysfunctional, nose-diving Rangers are keeping them out of last place in the Metropolitan Division. They enter the final match of this calendar year 37-33-14 in 2024, which would be a non-playoff worthy 88 points in an 84-game season (coming, soon, to the NHL).