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2020-21 Record: 32-17-7 71 points - 4th Place in the MassMutual East Division Playoffs: Lost to Tampa Bay in the Semi-Finals Key Losses F - Jordan Eberle, D - Nick Leddy, F - Michael Dal Colle Key Additions F - Richard Panik, F - Zach Parise, D - Zdeno Chara The Official Jersey Retailer of … Continue reading 2021-22 Team Preview – New York Islanders
New York Islanders (29-14-5 63pts) v. Washington Capitals (31-13-4 66pts) Game Recap: With fans in Capital One Arena for the first time in over 400 days, the Washington Capitals would host the New York Islanders for the final game of their eight game regular season series. In the first period the Daniel Sprong would strike … Continue reading Islanders v. Capitals – Vanecek Blanks the Isles for Caps 1-0 Win
After being held out of the lineup the last few games or so, the New Jersey Devils have finally traded top six winger Kyle Palmieri and center Travis Zajac to the New York Islanders in exchange for AJ Greer, Mason Jobst, 2021 1st round pick, and a conditional 2022 fourth round draft pick. After being … Continue reading Devils Deal Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac to the Islanders
To quote John Tortorella “I’m not gonna break it down for ya”. Misery followed the New Jersey Devils after they lost back to back games at home last week against the Washington Capitals. They flat out did not play well at all in all facets of the game this week as they took on the … Continue reading Devils Weekly: Another sucky week (with a good ending)
RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Washington Capitals4-0-3Vitek Vanecek2.00 / .941New York Islanders3-3-0Semyon Varlamov3.05 / .919 The Washington Capitals are hoping to build off their success in their 2nd of eight games against the New York Islanders. Despite no Tom Wilson, and losing Nicklas Backstrom and Lars Eller in-game, the Caps have rallied around those key players to take … Continue reading Adversity; Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Washington Capitals3-0-3Vitek Vanecek2.77 / .938New York Islanders3-2-0Semyon Varlamov0.33 / .988Predicted Goaltenders Finally, the Washington Capitals play a New York team that isn’t the Sabres. But it is Barry Trotz and the Islanders, who are 3-2-0 through five games, and have absolutely decimated the Capitals over the last couple years. Washington has just one … Continue reading Old Friends, New Rivalries; Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Continuing with the NHL's Reverse Retro jersey reveals, today we are going to take a look at the Metropolitan DivisionCarolina Hurricanes: The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Hartford Whalers days with this 1979 look. The jersey mirrors what was worn during the 1979-1980 season, however the base colour of this jersey is gray … Continue reading Reverse Retro: Metropolitan Division
Earlier today, Adidas and the NHL released the "Reverse Retro" jerseys that will be worn by all 31 teams this season. https://twitter.com/adidashockey/status/1328350864164204544 The NHL and adidas Hockey teamed together for the first-ever League wide alternate jersey program called "Reverse Retro". The idea behind the program is for each team to "throwback" to an era that … Continue reading Reverse Retro Jerseys Have Been Unveiled
Tampa looks to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2015 while the Isles look to stay alive in Game 6 tonight. In Game 5, the Isles won 2-1 in double OT. Game 6 Tale of the Tape *Graphic is the property of the NHL, NHL Public Relations, New York Islanders, … Continue reading Lightning Advance to Stanley Cup Final
Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York IslandersTB Leads 2-1Game 4 Lineups Tampa Bay Lightning Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov Alex Killorn -- Yanni Gourde -- Blake Coleman Barclay Goodrow -- Anthony Cirelli -- Tyler Johnson Pat Maroon -- Cedric Paquette Victor Hedman -- Kevin Shattenkirk Ryan McDonagh -- Zach Bogosian Mikhail Sergachev … Continue reading Tampa One Win Away with 4-1 Victory