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Islanders down Bruins, 3-1, Varlamov makes 40 saves
Cal Clutterbuck had a pair of goals, while Semyon Varlamov made a season-high 40 saves en route to his first win of the season as the New York Islanders defeated the Boston Bruins, 3-1, at UBS Arena on Thursday. Varlamov (1-5-1, 2.99 goals-against average, .900 save percentage in eight games played) turned aside 40 out…
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New York Islanders 2021-22 Season Preview
2020-21 record 32-17-7, 71 points 4th in the MassMutual NHL East Division Eliminated in the Stanley Cup Semifinal by Tampa Additions: F Andy Andreoff, F Richard Panik (acquired from DET), F Zach Parise, D Paul LaDue, D Zdeno Chara Subtractions: F Robert Carpenter (signed with Milwaukee Admirals, AHL), F Jordan Eberle (expansion, SEA), F Tanner…
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Lightning seeking back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final
There are four teams remaining in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs and for the first time since 1981, there are no Conference Finals going on. Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the National Hockey League was forced to temporarily realign the divisions and get rid of conferences for a season as the league and it’s…
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Islanders will face Tampa in the Stanley Cup Semifinal
For the first time since 1979-84, the New York Islanders are heading to consecutive third round appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In “normal” years, the Islanders would be advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, however this season, in light of the ongoing global pandemic and subsequent temporary league realignment, New York is heading to…
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Chance to advance: Isles road victory in Game 5 means New York can win series on home ice
The New York Islanders failed to register a shot on goal after Brock Nelson scored in the third period as they outlasted an onslaught of offense and an attempted comeback in a, 5-4, victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 at TD Garden on Monday. Semyon Varlamov (3-3, 2.73 goals-against average, .925 save percentage…
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Islanders breakthrough with, 4-1, win & tie series 2-2 heading back to Boston for Game 5
The New York Islanders managed to pull ahead midway through the third period before adding a pair of empty net goals to defeat the Boston Bruins, 4-1, in Game 4 of their 2021 Second Round series at Nassau Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night. Semyon Varlamov (2-3, 2.48 goals-against average, .929 save…
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Pastrnak scores hat trick as Boston opens Second Round with a, 5-2, win
David Pastrnak joined the likes of Phil Esposito, Cam Neely, Johnny Bucyk and David Krejci as one of five players to record two or more postseason hat tricks in a Boston Bruins uniform in Saturday night’s, 5-2, victory over the New York Islanders in Game 1. 17,400 fans were in attendance at TD Garden to…
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2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Preview: MassMutual NHL East Division
Nobody’s perfect. Both in First Round prediction outcomes and in trying (and failing) to deliver predictions for each First Round series ahead of time. The short excuse is that the overlap of the 2020-21 regular season and the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs made it difficult to finish compiling stats, writing game recaps and subsequently writing…
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Islanders can advance to the Second Round at home after, 3-2, 2OT victory in Game 5
The New York Islanders can eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice in Game 6 of their 2021 First Round matchup thanks to an error by Tristan Jarry in double overtime that Josh Bailey capitalized on– scoring the game-winning goal 51 seconds into the fifth frame– to win Game 5 on the road, 3-2, at…
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2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Preview: MassMutual NHL East Division
Sometime in the last however many days (or perhaps years, maybe even centuries, for some, as it felt) the calendar went from reading “March 2020” to “March 2021”, then April and now May. Between then and now, the Tampa Bay Lightning were crowned Stanley Cup champions in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final over the Dallas…