New York Islanders Playoff Coverage
All New York Islanders playoff coverage in this group.
Islanders Post-Mortem News: Overall, it was a pretty good season
Getting back to the playoffs after last year’s debacle and this year’s challenges was a success. But questions loom.
Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 (OT): Stastny ends Isles’ season in Game 6
In a nailbiter, the season ends with uncharacteristic slip-ups by Pelech and Sorokin, as the cruel hockey gods get the last word.
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: Game 6 tonight at UBS Arena
The Islanders hope to erase a 3-1 series deficit and force Game 7 Sunday night in Carolina.
Islanders Playoff News: Dug deep to force Game 6
The Isles bent but didn’t break just enough to send the series back to Long Island on Friday night.
Islanders Playoff News: Not dead yet, but getting closer
Never say never, I guess. But the Islanders need to mount a three-game win streak or head home.
Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2: Carolina rides power play to push Isles to brink in Game 4
The contrast in power play performance again proves fatal.
Islanders Playoff News: It’s a series again after massive Game 3 explosion
The Islanders’ offense and their new building both erupted late in the third period. What an atmosphere.
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: First playoff game tonight at UBS Arena is must-win Game 3
They’re not eliminated if they don’t win tonight, but 0-3 is not a place a team wants to be. 1-2 sounds much better.
Who’s on defense for the Islanders in Game 3?
With Romanov out, the Islanders have used a short leash with Samuel Bolduc. Also: Lambert is asked to react to Brind’Amour’s complaint.
Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (OT): Carolina takes Game 2 on controversial non-call in OT
In a back-and-forth game, Mayfield got high-sticked in front of two officials just before Carolina scored the OT winner. Unbelievable.
Islanders, NHL Playoff News: Power plays pivotal in Game 1
The Islanders’ loss in Raleigh wasn’t the only game that turned on a timely power play conversion.
Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1: Carolina takes Game 1 with defense, power play goals
The Hurricanes played their game, while power play success provided the margin for victory.
Islanders News: A painful end to an amazing season
But the Islanders may be turning the corner to becoming a champion.
Lightning 1, Islanders 0: Tampa returns to Cup final, ending Isles’ run in Game 7
This Islanders run was way too fun to end now.
Islanders vs. Lightning News: An amazing Game 6 comeback forces Game 7
That was incredible. Man.
Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (OT): Beauvillier wins Game 6 after Isles comeback
The Islanders reversed a 2-0 deficit and won early in OT to create the latest Nassau Coliseum chaos. Game 7 will be in Tampa.
Islanders vs. Lightning Game 6 Gameday News: Do-or-die tonight at the Coliseum
Facing elimination, but playing in front of the home crowd.
Mathew Barzal fined for crosscheck, available for Game 6 vs. Lightning
Not a surprise, but with the Department of Random Player Safety you never know.
Islanders Playoff News: Battered and unrecognizable, but not out
Game 5’s loss to the Lightning sucked in every way.
Lightning 8, Islanders 0: Burn Game 5’s tape
That was not great. But it was only one loss.
Islanders-Lightning Playoff News: The Pulock save heard ‘round the...parts that care about exciting hockey
The series shifts to best-of-three after Ryan Pulock seals Game 4 win.
Islanders 3, Lightning 2: Isles hang on to tie series after Pulock’s miraculous last-second save
Three-goal second period, last-second heroics send series back to Tampa Bay tied at 2-2
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: A familiar place, aiming to tie the series at 2-2
Game 4 with the Isles trailing 2-1? Right where we want them.
Islanders vs. Lightning News: Beaten at their own game
But the Isles have trailed 2-1 in a series twice this postseason. They have won both series.
Recap: Isles lose Game 3, 2-1 to Trotz-ian Tampa
The Isles’ Game 3 loss at at Nassau Coliseum should have felt pretty familiar; the crowd was loud, the slot was clogged and the forechecking was ferocious. Oh, and the Islanders lost, which they have done in every Game 3 this post-season.
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: The Lightning visit the Coliseum
The Islanders aim to bounce back, stay out of the box.
Islanders-Lightning Playoff News: 1-1 split after Tampa’s Game 2 response
Fortunately the too many men thing will be an afterthought. Moving on, and back to Long Island.
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning [Round 3, Game 2 thread]
The Isles aim to turn the screw, the Lightning aim to even the series.
Islanders-Lightning Game 1 Thoughts: Power play entries, Flop of the Day and sacrifice
Looking at things the Islanders did right, and wrong in their Game 1 semifinal win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Islanders vs. Lightning Game 2 Gameday News: Aiming to take a 2-0 lead back to the Coliseum
That would be a commanding lead, as they say.
Islanders-Lightning Playoff News: Discipline, defense, puck management in Game 1
Ryan Pulock set a franchise record, and the whole gang followed the gameplan in Game 1.
Video: Adam Pelech’s Shutdown Defense vs. Bruins in 2021 NHL Playoffs
With stick, hip and slither, Adam Pelech was a defensive beast in the Boston series.