EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl, Anton Lander and Brandon Davidson all scored in the third period for Edmonton, helping the Oilers snap a seven-game losing streak.
Cam Talbot made 36 saves in his seventh consecutive start for the Oilers.
Casey Cizikas scored for the New York Islanders, who had won the previous three games of a season-high seven-game road trip.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
Isles beat Flames 1-0 in OT
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Josh Bailey scored with 18 seconds left in overtime, Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves, and the New York Islanders rallied past the Calgary Flames.
Thomas Hickey also scored as the Islanders improved to 3-0-0 on their season-high seven-game stretch of road games and remained three points behind the second-place New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division.
Jiri Hudler scored for Calgary, which fell to 1-5-1 in its last seven.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Islanders beat the Wild 4-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Frans Nielsen scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist, and New York topped Minnesota in a matchup of surging teams.
Matt Martin also scored for New York, which has won six of eight. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves as the Islanders improved to 2-0 on a seven-game road trip — their longest of the season.
Nielsen deflected Tavares' pass on the power play to make it 2-0 in the first period and added a short-handed, empty-net goal late in the third.
Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves as the Wild lost for the first time in five games under interim coach John Torchetti. Chris Porter had his fourth goal of the season for Minnesota, which had scored at least five goals in the four previous games with Torchetti behind the bench.
Matt Martin also scored for New York, which has won six of eight. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves as the Islanders improved to 2-0 on a seven-game road trip — their longest of the season.
Nielsen deflected Tavares' pass on the power play to make it 2-0 in the first period and added a short-handed, empty-net goal late in the third.
Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves as the Wild lost for the first time in five games under interim coach John Torchetti. Chris Porter had his fourth goal of the season for Minnesota, which had scored at least five goals in the four previous games with Torchetti behind the bench.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Isles recall Pulock from Bridgeport
"The Neutral Zone" Staff Report
On Monday, the New York Islanders recalled Ryan Pulock from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Islanders defeat Devils 1-0 in Newark
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Casey Cizikas scored a lucky early goal, Jaroslav Halak had 27 saves and the New York Islanders opened a season-long, seven-game trip with a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Halak was outstanding and had a little help from the post while getting his third shutout. Reid Boucher's 1-on-1 chance in the first period hit iron, but Halak also made great saves in close against Sergey Kalinin, Kyle Palmieri and Lee Stempniak, the last one a pad save early in the third period when the Devils' forward had a seemingly open net.
The Islanders are in third place in the Metropolitan Division, four points ahead of the fifth-place Devils with two games in hand.
Cory Schneider made 23 saves and the Devils lost their second straight.
Halak was outstanding and had a little help from the post while getting his third shutout. Reid Boucher's 1-on-1 chance in the first period hit iron, but Halak also made great saves in close against Sergey Kalinin, Kyle Palmieri and Lee Stempniak, the last one a pad save early in the third period when the Devils' forward had a seemingly open net.
The Islanders are in third place in the Metropolitan Division, four points ahead of the fifth-place Devils with two games in hand.
Cory Schneider made 23 saves and the Devils lost their second straight.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Islanders lose to Capitals 3-2 in OT
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Williams scored 4:16 into overtime to lift the Washington Capitals over the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 1:27 span early in the second period and Braden Holtby stopped 20 shots for the Capitals to get his league-leading 36th win of the season. The Capitals beat the Islanders for the third time in three meetings this season and ninth in the last 12 (9-1-2).
Washington, which leads the NHL with 88 points, won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 15-3-2 against Metropolitan Division teams.
John Tavares and Frans Nielsen scored goals and Thomas Greiss had 32 saves for the Islanders, who had won four of their previous five. New York snapped a four-game home winning streak and will play 12 of its next 14 on the road.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 1:27 span early in the second period and Braden Holtby stopped 20 shots for the Capitals to get his league-leading 36th win of the season. The Capitals beat the Islanders for the third time in three meetings this season and ninth in the last 12 (9-1-2).
Washington, which leads the NHL with 88 points, won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 15-3-2 against Metropolitan Division teams.
John Tavares and Frans Nielsen scored goals and Thomas Greiss had 32 saves for the Islanders, who had won four of their previous five. New York snapped a four-game home winning streak and will play 12 of its next 14 on the road.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Islanders defeat Red Wings 4-1
"The Neutral Zone" Staff Report
NEW YORK – Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to key a three-goal second period and the Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Monday.
Josh Bailey, Marek Zidlicky and Ryan Strome also scored to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in five games overall and rebound after a 6-3 loss at Carolina on Saturday.
Thomas Greiss stopped 28 shots to for the Islanders,
"It was a big win," Greiss said. "We're playing the right way The team is playing great in front of me. Many blocked shots and good positioning."
Pavel Datsyuk scored and Jimmy Howard finished with 28 saves for Detroit.
The Islanders finished 1 for 5 on the power play and held the Red Wings to 0 for 4.
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| Thomas Greiss #1 of the New York Islanders celebrates his win over the Detroit Red Wings with Casey Cizikas #53, Josh Bailey #12, Kyle Okposo #21 and John Tavares #91 at the Barclays Center on February 15, 2016 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Islanders defeated the Red Wings 4-1. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images) |
Josh Bailey, Marek Zidlicky and Ryan Strome also scored to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in five games overall and rebound after a 6-3 loss at Carolina on Saturday.
Thomas Greiss stopped 28 shots to for the Islanders,
"It was a big win," Greiss said. "We're playing the right way The team is playing great in front of me. Many blocked shots and good positioning."
Pavel Datsyuk scored and Jimmy Howard finished with 28 saves for Detroit.
The Islanders finished 1 for 5 on the power play and held the Red Wings to 0 for 4.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Hurricanes defeat Islanders 6-3
"Long Island Face-off" Staff Report
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Victor Rask scored twice to cap Carolina's five-goal second period and the Hurricanes beat New York.
Riley Nash, Noah Hanifin, Kris Versteeg, and Andrej Nestrasil also scored for Carolina, which was celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its 2006 Stanley Cup season. Jordan Staal and Phillip Di Giuseppe each had two assists.
John Tavares got New York on the scoreboard with his team-leading 21st goal with 6:14 left in the middle period, and Nick Leddy's power-play score made it 4-2 a little more than 90 seconds later.
Matt Martin scored in the third period for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
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| Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders gets upended as he collides along the boards with Jaccob Slavin #74 of the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL game at PNC Arena on February 13, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) |
Riley Nash, Noah Hanifin, Kris Versteeg, and Andrej Nestrasil also scored for Carolina, which was celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its 2006 Stanley Cup season. Jordan Staal and Phillip Di Giuseppe each had two assists.
John Tavares got New York on the scoreboard with his team-leading 21st goal with 6:14 left in the middle period, and Nick Leddy's power-play score made it 4-2 a little more than 90 seconds later.
Matt Martin scored in the third period for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Tavares scores 20th of season as Isles beat Kings 5-2
"Long Island Faceoff" Staff Report
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| Johnny Boychuk #55, John Tavares #91, Mikhail Grabovski #84, Ryan Strome #18, and Nick Leddy #2 of the New York Islanders celebrate Boychuk's first period goal during the game agains the Los Angeles Kings at the Barclays Center on February 11, 2016 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images) |
NEW YORK — John Tavares scored his 20th goal of the season and had an assist in the Islanders' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss stopped 28 shots in the game.
Johnny Boychuk, Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee all scored in the first period and Travis Hamonic added an empty-netter in the third to help the Islanders win their third straight game and their third straight in a row at home.
Kyle Clifford and Milan Lucic scored for the Kings, and Kings goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 25 saves.
John Tavares clearly wants to score more goals. Just read what he said after the game:
"I just want more. I don't want to stop [at 20 goals]," Tavares said. "Hopefully 20 more would be great to help this team out. We just have to keep going off the momentum, one game at a time. That's what's important. This time of year, so much hockey, we are playing so many teams and points are crucial, so we want to keep going."
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