Tag: New York Islanders

2014-15 Top 5 Hart Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Very rarely do goaltenders win the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP, but that looks like the likely scenario this season. Still, there are plenty of other good candidates that…

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Injuries: Lightning, Jets, Ducks, Rangers, Isles and Stone (with GIFs)

Ansar Khan: Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that defensemen Braydon Coburn and Andrej Sustr and forward Alex Killorn are in. Defenseman Jason Garrison remains out. Ken Wiebe: Jets Tobias Enstrom will be in the lineup tonight. Mathieu Perreault will be…

Mark Easson

Video: NHL Highlights for April 10th 2015

Highlights from last night's two games. Islanders 3 - Penguins 1 Blue Jackets 4 - Sabres 2

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 29th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – eight games were on the schedule. Capitals 5 - Rangers 2 Panthers 4 - Senators 2 Islanders 5 - Red Wings 4 Bruins 2 - Hurricanes 1 OT Flames 5 - Predators 2 Ducks…

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Rumors I: Tanking, Kessel, Dubnyk, PHI-PIT, Burke, O’Connor and Vesey

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: A league executive on 'tanking.' “It’s embarrassing,” a league executive said. “You can’t blame the teams involved because there is a reward for failure and that’s the highest odds in the lottery,” said the…

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Injuries: Pens, Sens, Blues, Sharks, Wings, Isles and Wild

Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Penguins Evgeni Malkin has been out since March 14th with an lower-body injury. If he feels good this morning, he could be back in the lineup today. “I feel good,” Malkin said. “It…

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Quick Hits and Video: Boll, Boynton, Baun, Lines and Goalies

Blue Jackets Jared Boll has been suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head of Ducks Patrick Maroon. Maroon wasn't injured on the play. Boll has been suspended once and fined twice in his career. Aaron Portlzline:…

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Rumors I: Bernier, Vanek, Vesey, O’Connor and Baun

Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: The Leafs will have to decide what they want to do with pending RFA Jonathan Bernier. They will look at the goalie market this offseason. The Senators and possibly the Rangers may look to…

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 24th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – eight games were on the schedule. Wild 2 - Islanders 1 SO Kings 4 - Rangers 2 Blues 3 - Penguins 2 OT Blue Jackets 5 - Ducks 3 Coyotes 5 - Wings 4…

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Injuries: Miller, Palat, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Voracek and More

Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Ryan Miller's agent, Mike Liut, on the radio yesterday. “He is not behind schedule; he is on schedule,” Miller’s agent, Mike Liut told Vancouver’s News 1130 Thursday. “As I told you two weeks ago, goalies take…

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2015 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 23

A clean sweep for the Rangers in the top spot from seven different media outlets. The Blues took six of seven second place votes. The Ducks received one second place vote, and four of seven third place rankings. With seven…

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 17th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – nine games were on the schedule. Devils 2 - Penguins 0 Senators 2 - Hurricanes 1 OT Sabres 2 - Bruins 1 SO Canadiens 3 - Panthers 2 Wild 3 - Predators 2 OT…

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