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The Isles are 3-1-2 in games decided by a single goal including 3-1 in regulation. They are 0-0 in games decided in overtime and are 0-2 in shootouts. The Isles are 2-0 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Bo Horvat continued his torrid goal-scoring pace with two more – including one on the power play – to give him 11 in 15 games.
Sorokin's stellar 33-save shutout propels him past a franchise icon, solidifying his place among Islanders goaltending legends.
New York earned a 4-1 road victory over the Detroit Red Wings its last time out on Nov. 7. New York played at home in its last game on Nov. 7, and lost 5-2 against the Minnesota Wild. As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest with everything you need to know before Saturday's game.
Igor Shesterkin opened the season looking the part of the league’s highest-paid goaltender. For nearly three weeks, he’s largely been living on reputation. While the offense again gave the Rangers
The NHL takes a back seat once again on Friday night with just eight of the league’s 32 teams in action. The New York Islanders host the Minnesota Wild to open
New York Islanders crush New York Rangers 5-0 behind Ilya Sorokin’s shutout—has the team turned a corner on consistency?
The embarrassment that helped Islanders land Matthew Schaefer over Rangers — and altered the rivalry
The last time a losing side was so grateful to be defeated, it was at Bunker Hill. If not for the worst embarrassment the Islanders have suffered in recent memory, Matthew Schaefer would have made his Battle of New York debut on Saturday. Only it would have come for the Rangers, not the Islanders.