Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award.
Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award.
Budding New York Islanders star John Tavares anticipated the open space he found so easily during the regular season to be whittled away by the Pittsburgh Penguins in their opening-round playoff series.
Adam Oates knew it could be a problem. The Washington Capitals were playing their only home game sandwiched between seven on the road, against a New York Islanders team that can be easy to overlook. So when the Caps fell behind two goals in the first eight minutes it was no surprise. But when they erased the deficit in the second, the flat start was nothing but a memory.
If the New York Islanders' play on the ice is as strong as their talk off it, maybe _ just maybe _ they will escape the cellar and make a long-awaited run at a playoff spot.
Forget all that talk and speculation that John Tavares would flee Long Island as soon as he got a chance at free agency.
Kyle Okposo agreed to a five-year, $14 million deal on Wednesday to stay with the New York Islanders.
It is easy to tie up the New York Islanders' latest disappointing season in a neat little package, but that would fail to tell the entire story.
The Capitals made some bold moves at the trade deadline to bolster a slumping offense, and one of the team's new pieces paid big dividends to help Washington beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night at Verizon Center.
