More photos » by Nathan Denette - AP Boo This Man! Dwayne Roloson and a lack of desire to go to the dirty parts of the rink for the majority of the game torpedoed a wonderful effort. Browse more photos » Despite throwing 61 shots at Dwayne Roloson the Maple Leafs fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders . On the bright side, John Tavares was a complete non-factor. After a dominating...
Four straight wins, and over some decent opponents to. With a 3-1 victory over the Oilers tonight, they have moved into a playoff position. The young kids are really coming together. Besides Edmonton, the Islanders have beaten the Rangers, the Capitals, and the Sabres. Those are 3 quality teams this year! The Islanders now have a 5-4-5 record on the year.They seem to be getting contributions from...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the New York Islanders routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games. Biron made 38 saves in his first victory with the Islanders since joining the club during the offseason. He was 0-3-2 in his first...
Yankees 8, Phillies 5 : Things looked bleak when Andy Pettitte gave up three runs in the second innings. But Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the fourth that was originally ruled a double, but then reversed by the umpires with instant replay, and then the Yankees -- helped by an Andy Pettitte RBI single -- scored three in the fifth. They added a run each in the sixth, seventh and eighth and now...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins finished October as one of five teams in NHL history to rack up 12 win in October. -The Star Tribune's recap . The WIld has won back to back games for the first time this season. -The Pioneer Press' recap . It was Nicklas Backstrom's ( above, with Sidney Crosby ) night. -The Associated Press' recap . The WIld is 3-0 against the...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the New York Islanders routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) John Tavares scored in the shootout to give the New York Islanders their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. Jeff Tambellini and Frans Nielsen also scored in the shootout to help the Islanders (1-3-3) avoid their worst start in franchise history. Andy Sutton, Tim Jackman and Matt Moulson scored in regulation for New York.
Penguins -" He makes our defense run ." - Mark Eaton on Sergei Gonchar. -Bob Smizik suggests the injury is a good thing for Gonchar . -Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin ( above ) are BFFs . -The Post-Gazette's Robin Rombach caught a fantastic shot of Dan Bylsma at yesterday's press conference: -Should Sidney Crosby get some time on the point with the power play while Gonchar is on the mend...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. | John Tavares scored in the shootout to give the New York Islanders their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Jeff Tambellini and Frans Nielsen also scored in the shootout to help the Islanders, 1-3-3, avoid their worst start in franchise history. Andy Sutton, Tim Jackman and Matt Moulson scored in regulation for New York.
Lucas Lessio still hasn't decided if he'll play a year at St. Mike's and then come be a Wolverine or if he'll go to the OHL, but he is headed to Niagara's camp . Ice Dogs' General Manager Dale Brown seems to think that the longer this goes, the better his team's chances are of landing the player who would be eligible to join Michigan's vaunted incoming class of 2010. "He hasn't committed to either...
Bulletins of good news about the Islanders' new generation keep coming. Goals by Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo - all under 25 and all testifying to the franchise's belief that an insistence on youth need not mean arrested development - yesterday powered a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes to complete a 2-0 weekend at Nassau Coliseum.
UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 8 (UPI) -- The New York Islanders got 40 saves from goaltender Yann Danis Sunday and topped the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2. Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo each had a goal in the Islanders' fourth win in five games. Scottie Upshall and Shane Doan scored for the Coyotes, who have dropped five of six. Matthew Lombardi contributed two assists. Josh Tordjman, playing in his...
Yann Danis stopped 40 shots to help the New York Islanders beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Sunday. The Islanders got goals from Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey and Kyle Okposo to win their second straight at Nassau Coliseum, where they are 9-2-2 in their last 13...
Last Updated: March 3 - 03:06 AM Jesse Joensuu scored on his NHL debut as the New York Islanders handed the Colorado Avalanche their fifth consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory. Jeff Tambellini...