2016 NHL Playoffs, Round One: Islanders vs. Panthers

LHH Roundtable: What the series win means to us

In which we talk to one another about putting 1993 to bed, and relishing in the playoff series win over the Panthers.

Isles-Panthers series recapped by cats

Here is the final gallery of all six cats used during the Islanders series victory over the Florida Panthers.

Your Turn: Tell Us Your Game 6 Celebration Story

What were you doing when John Tavares put an endpoint on the drought and sent Barclays Center into ecstasy?

Video: The series winner had to be Tavares

There's no one more appropriate to end a drought in Islanders history than John Tavares, cornerstone of their new era.

Isles Advance on Tavares Equalizer, 2OT Winner

The New York Islanders clinched their first NHL playoff series win since 1993, thanks to John Tavares' equalizer in the final minute and his double-overtime winner to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1, and four games to two.

Video: Tavares forces OT with 0:54 left in Game 6

John Tavares gave Islanders fans another playoff moment.

Isles-Panthers Game 6: Preview, TV, lineups

The Islanders have a chance to do something they haven't done since Pierre Turgeon was a beast.

You Enjoy Myself

NHL Playoffs: Jagr came back for this.

Isles Win Game 5 on Quine's Double-OT PP Goal

The New York Islanders took a 3-2 series lead and won their first Game 5 in nearly 30 years thanks to Alan Quine's double-overtime power play goal, which followed an overtime penalty shot save by Thomas Greiss, who stopped 47 shots.

Video: Greiss stops Barkov on OT penalty shot

Thomas Greiss kept Game 5 alive with a stop of Aleksander Barkov on the third overtime penalty shot in Stanley Cup playoff history.

Game 5: TV, live stream, lineup hints

The New York Islanders take their act back down to Florida for Game 5, which will air on CNBC in the U.S.

Staple Q&A: Injury Intrigue & Mind Games

On his way down to Ft. Lauderdale, Newsday's Arthur Staple took to Twitter to answer some questions from Islanders fans who were no doubt in a state of shock after the team's loss in Game 4 to the Florida Panthers.

Ryan Pulock out for the rest of the first round

Bummer

The Islanders haven't won a Game 5 in 29 years

The Islanders have some serious history to reverse if they plan on coming back to Brooklyn on Sunday with a chance to win the series.

Panthers 2, Islanders 1: Isles waste Game 4

The Islanders wasted an opportunity to take control of the series with a disappointing effort in a Game 4 home loss to the Florida Panthers.

Game 4 Video: Tavares ties it late in 2nd period

Playing poorly and facing a 1-0 deficit late in the second period, John Tavares breathed new life into the Islanders by tying Game 4 with a power play beauty.

Video: Isles dodge goal, Panthers dodge injury

The New York Islanders survived two video reviews while Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau survived injury on his would-be goal during the second period of Game 4.

How an injury, core remix put Quine in spotlight

Alan Quine wasn't supposed to be here right now, but an untimely injury and an experiment with the three longest-serving Islanders created a new dynamic for the 2013 sixth-round redraft.

Fear & Loathing in the Playoffs: Email therapy

One year after collaborating on an email exchange before the playoffs, Mike & Dan are back to talk after Islanders-Panthers Game 3. Topics include Reilly Smith, Barclays Center and taking the team for granted.

Isles credit video coach with Game 3 turning point

Turns out the call to review the zone entry before Aaron Ekblad's goal didn't come from Jack Capuano, but from Islanders video coach Matt Bertani, who saw the play was illegal and radioed the bench with the intel.

NYI 4, FLA 3 (OT): Hickey wins Game 3

Thomas Hickey scored at 12:31 of overtime to complete a comeback victory for the New York Islanders in the first-ever playoff game at Barclays Center.

Video: The offside that overturned Ekblad's goal

For the third consecutive night, video review of offside was the "star" of the NHL playoffs as Aaron Ekblad's goal that would've made it 3-0 was overturned. Instead, the New York Islanders came back to force overtime in Game 3.

Isles-Cats Game 3: Brooklyn trims playoff beard

The New York Islanders introduce playoff hockey to Brooklyn for Game 3 vs. the Florida Panthers Sunday night with the series tied 1-1.

[Gameday Bits] Barclays Playoff Debut

After a merciful break, the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers are back at it for Game 3, the first playoff game in Brooklyn.