And with his latest signing of Tony DeAngelo, that tells us one thing: The Islanders' playoff push is still on.
That was a significant reason the Islanders signed Tony DeAngelo, a known power-play specialist, on Friday before trading for Scott Perunovich on Monday. In DeAngelo's season debut, a 3-2 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the power play went 0-for-3 with just two shots on goal.
With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.
The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.
Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the New York Islanders. Players are listed in alphabetical order.
Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender interference.
Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
NEW YORK — Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row.
The New York Islanders officially inducted Brent Sutter into the team’s hall of fame on Saturday night. The team held a pregame ceremony before the puck drop against the San Jose Sharks.
The Islanders, who have been eliminated by the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference first round in each of the previous two seasons, made a smaller move earlier Friday to try to bolster their postseason chances by signing defenseman Tony DeAngelo, who must clear waivers after returning from play with SKA Saint Petersburg of Russia's KHL.
The Colorado Avalanche are wrapping up their New York road trip with a matchup against the New York Islanders on Jan. 28, a game where the two teams made plenty of headlines off the ice.
The Islanders breathed life back into their season with a season’s best five-game winning streak to conclude their seven-game homestand. In an Eastern Conference filled with few, if any, dominant teams, they have every right to believe they can make a playoff push similar to last season when an 8-0-1 finish secured a berth.