The Florida Panthers started strong, but a disastrous second period cost them in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.
Matthew Tkachuk opened the scoring with a breakaway goal 8:06 into the first. Seth Jones sent a cherry-picking Tkachuk in alone on Ilya Sorokin and he pulled the keeper to the ice before roofing the puck on the backhand.
Tkachuk’s second goal at 14:03 was prettier than his first as scored between his legs after being gifted the puck by Ondřej Palát after...
A sluggish first period where the Islanders gave up two goals in an afternoon game? I wouldn’t blame you if you turned your TV off after Matthew Tkachuk put the puck in the toy department with a between-the-legs shot. But… you would have missed a five-goal comeback win, led by Brayden Schenn’s three points and […]
The Florida Panthers (35-33-3) will open a two-game road trip and look to complete the seasom-series sweep when they pay a visit to the New York Islanders (34-21-5) in matinee action from UBS Arena.
Florida almost a stole a point from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, but lost 3-2 when Joel Eriksson Ek potted a rebound with five seconds left in regulation. Daniil Tarasov was other-worldly, making 47 saves to keep his vastly outplayed team in it. Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad scored third...
On the heels of a disappointing loss on home ice on Wednesday night, the Laval Rocket hit the road to try to bounce back in their quest for a North Division title. In front of them on Friday evening were the Bridgeport Islanders, a squad soon moving to familiar ground in Hamilton, Ontario.
Pascal Vincent shuffled his forward lines after the team managed just a single goal against the North’s worst club, with Will Dineen slotting in for Vincent Arseneau on the fourth line. On the third lin...
The Islanders’ up-down, up-down form hopefully does not continue today when they host the Panthers for a 1 p.m. matinee in Elmont. Florida split two games at home (lost to the Wild, beat the Kraken) after finishing a road trip with a 4-1 loss in Calgary. Yes, they are last-except-for-the-Rangers in the East, but the […]
The New York Islanders needed this one after an extremely disappointing game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. There was some bad blood between the Islanders and the Stars after Mikko Rantanen knocked out Alexander Romanov for the season the last time these two teams played, but with Rantanen dealing with an injury of […]
The Islanders continue to tempt fate and add injuries to the blueline as they host the Dallas Stars tonight. Tony DeAngelo is definitely out and Ryan Pulock is called a gametime decision, meaning Isaiah George would step in if Pulock misses his third straight game. (Alex Romanov, out for the regular season thanks to Mikko […]
Ten shots. Mika’s 1,000th game. And a team that knows exactly what it’s doing wrong.
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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks need young forward who can take over Jason Dickinson’s job ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Islanders 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks’ Anton Frondell on NHL debut: ‘It still feels like a dream’ ( The Athletic )
NHL Global Series Germany Tickets Go On Sale March 27 ( NHL )
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
With Anton Fr...
What shall we expect of the Islanders tonight? With every point crucial in a crowded playoff race, they are in a run where they 1) played aimlessly against Ottawa yet still had at least a point on the table until the final 11 seconds, 2) gave up a gazillion goals to the Habs, 3) played […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Islanders 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks’ Anton Frondell on NHL debut: ‘It still feels like a dream’ ( The Athletic )
NHL Global Series Germany Tickets Go On Sale March 27 ( NHL )
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
With Anton Frondell on the way, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis look to hang on in top 6 ( The Athletic ) ...
At some point you run out of ways to say a kid is doing something no one has ever done before. Tuesday night in New York, Matthew Schaefer played an absurd 31 minutes and 59 seconds against the Chicago Blackhawks , which is the most ice time ever logged by a teenager in NHL history. The New York Islanders lost 4-3, fell out of a playoff spot, and are now tied with the Ottawa Senators for the second wild card in the East. None of that changes what Schaefer did. The 18-ye...
Anton Frondell picked up his first NHL point in his debut, recording an assist in the Blackhawks’ 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
The Islanders struck first just 49 seconds into the game. Anders Lee got his stick on Matthew Schaefer’s blast from the blue line and redirected it past the glove of Arvid Soderblom.
Anders Lee wasted no time! pic.twitter.com/wTy0yt5p4k — New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 24, 2026
The Blackhawks tied it 1-1 at 12:46 o...
With multiple teams pushing for a playoff spot they are letting slip away, the Islanders wasted a golden opportunity to keep pace against a bottom-five team that has nothing to play for but the pretense that next season will be better. The Isles got out to a decent start and 1-0 lead in the first […]
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Game Preview
The Islanders host the Blackhawks and will use the same lineup, minus a change in goal, as the 1-0 win over the Blue Jackets. That means Ryan Pulock remains out (injury), Matthew Schaefer remains a temporarily right-sided defenseman (and Adam Boqvist continues with Scott Mayfield), while Anthony Duclair stays out of the lineup, though Patrick […]
The Social Justice Fund (SJF) continues to provide Brooklyn with a helping hand. On March 9, the Social Justice Fund announced that in conjunction with The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and the Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, they have created the new Elevating Business Loan Program. The program is designed to provide small businesses in New […]
The Chicago Blackhawks kick off a four-game road trip Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. And oh yeah, top prospect Anton Frondell is officially in the lineup tonight for his NHL debut!
Since the Blackhawks last saw the Islanders at the end of December, their points percentage has ticked up slightly from .590 to .599, but they’ve still slid in the standings, going from third in the Metropolitan Division to just outside the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Det...
Florida Panthers forward A.J. Greer has been suspended for three games by the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety for boarding Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary on Friday, March 20. Greer will miss Florida’s home games this week against the Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild and Saturday’s road game versus the New York Islanders. He will be eligible to return on Sunday, when the Panthers face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
The Charlotte Checkers completed ...
Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves and Bo Horvat’s first-shift goal stood up as the only marker the Islanders needed two earn them two crucial points, in regulation, in a virtual must-win meeting with the surging Columbus Blue Jackets. It was a gusty performance by the Isles, who were missing Ryan Pulock and relied heavily on […]
The Islanders put themselves in a rough spot after their three-game Canada swing featured a win against an also-ran mixed with regulation losses to two teams that could very easily keep them out of the playoffs. They enter tonight one point out of the wild card and two points behind tonight’s opponent, the Columbus Blue […]
After the crushing loss to the Ottawa Senators where they got dominated after an early goal in the third period, the New York Islanders followed that up with a crushing loss to the Montreal Canadiens where they got dominated after an early goal in the third period. For a team that’s thrived all year on […]
First period
An energetic start from the top line and top defence pair starts the game off in the offensive zone.
A good scoring chance for Alex Newhook follows it up.
Kaiden Guhle erases an attempt by the Islanders to get set up by tossing Anthony Duclair to the boards with a big hit.
The third line comes down for its chance on Ilya Sorokin.
Line number four keeps the pressure on, and that leads to a Casey Cizikas slashing penalty as he whacks Brendan Gallagher.
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The Islanders have a big one tonight in Montreal, where the Canadiens are in a three-way tie for the Atlantic’s third playoff spots (84 points, same as wild card occupants Detroit and Boston but with a game in hand) while the Islanders begin a night of play on the outside looking in for the first […]
Game 69: Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Islanders region: MSGSN Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
At the time of writing, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won their game versus the Winnipeg Jets in a shootout, while the Columbus Blue Jackets’ unstoppable march up the order has them out to a 3-1 lead over the Seattle Kraken through one period of play. Those are big res...