Category: puck

It did not result in any goals, but what the Islanders did to the Devils in the middle of the second period Thursday night — while already holding a three-score lead — was an imposing of their will. For a prolonged stretch, the Islanders suffocated the Devils with chances in their own end. Just when […]

By his own admission, Barry Trotz is an emotional man. “I’m a softie when it comes to – I’ll cry during watching ‘The Notebook’ on TV when it’s on,” the Islanders coach said. But he believes he will be able to keep those emotions in check Friday night when he returns to Washington and Capital […]

It’s kind of just the way it has gone, and the way it will continue to go for these Rangers — up and down, with the occasional crest and the occasional crash. Yet there is some stability back in their world with a second straight win, the latest a 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks on […]

Henrik Lundqvist knows the legend of Terry Sawchuk. Of course he does. Sawchuk is the goaltender with whom the Swede is now tied for sixth on NHL all-time victory list at 445 following Thursday’s 4-3 Garden victory over the Blackhawks. But until told recently, Lundqvist had not known that Sawchuk finished his career as a […]

Lou Lamoriello was sitting in a small room that first night back at the Nassau Coliseum on Dec. 1, just before the Islanders welcomed themselves and the Blue Jackets back to Long Island. Lamoriello is not often given to schmaltz or sentiment, but he couldn’t help himself as the booming noise from the arena bled […]

BOSTON — It’s hard to exactly feel bad for the Islanders, as their situation is a making of their own past. So even with the fact that they are back on stable ground, from the top of ownership to the bottom of the on-ice product, the shockwave from decades of business failure still has not […]

Filip Chytil seems on the verge of another hot streak. The Rangers’ 19-year-old forward picked up his second goal and fourth point in the past five games during the team’s 4-3 win over the Blackhawks on Thursday night at the Garden. Chytil has eight goals and 17 points in 45 games, with his points coming […]

WASHINGTON — Barry Trotz returned to his old home arena to face the team he coached to the Stanley Cup. He left with his new team in first place. Trotz’s Islanders beat the defending champion Capitals 2-0 on Friday night to win their fourth in a row and leapfrog his former team into first place […]

The list of requests would have likely been long, but David Quinn claims he is out of the ticket business. So all the family and friends wishing to see him behind the bench as an NHL head coach for the first time in Boston Saturday night can find their own way into TD Garden. “They […]

John Gibson made 29 saves and Troy Terry scored his first NHL goal and set up another Saturday, sending the new-look Ducks past the New Jersey Devils 3-2 at Prudential Center in Newark. This was the second straight win for Anaheim after a franchise-record 12-game losing streak. Gibson has been the big difference in the […]