EAST MEADOW, NY– Jean-Gabriel Pageau was upfront when assessing his performance for the New York Islanders this season. By his own omission, the forward underwhelmed. “Not good enough,” said Pageau as the Islanders cleaned out their lockers last Saturday. “Looking back, there’s some stuff I did well but way more stuff that I could’ve been better. I’m still going to go back and look exactly where I can do better, and I’ll work on it this summer. I love to work hard in the summer, so I’ll make sure I’m ready for next season.” Pageau has long been considered an indispensable player for the N ..read more

Are you a New York Islanders fan looking to stay invested in hockey after the team’s disappointing first-round exit? Is the New York Knicks run not enough to keep your quench for playoff sports quenched? Are you a Brooklyn Nets fan? (My condolences.) As the second round of the NHL Playoffs begin, three former Islanders players are looking to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in their careers. If you’re into supporting old friends, there are a variety of option to choose from. Here are their cases: Kyle Okposo Kyle Okposo is in the playoffs for the first time since he left the Islanders fo ..read more

Entering the 2024 offseason, the New York Islanders have two key decisions to make. Star center Brock Nelson and breakout star defenseman Noah Dobson will both be entering the final year of their contracts and will be able to sign an extension starting on July 1. What the Islanders choose to do could end up being franchise defining. Nelson and Dobson are different trajectories. Dobson, 24, crushed his career-high in assists (60) and points (70) in 70 games in 2023-24, having a legitimate case in the Norris Trophy discussion all the while. He stayed around the 50-point mark the previous two sea ..read more

Brock Nelson isn’t ready to put his skates away in storage for the summer just yet. With the New York Islanders season now over, Nelson was officially added to the roster of Team USA for the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship on Sunday. We've got our crew that's heading to Czechia. #MensWorlds Roster Details → https://t.co/ui671zeqBv pic.twitter.com/yjM8mJtHZ0 — USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 5, 2024 A native of Warroad, Minnesota, Nelson has been part of USA Hockey since his days in college and first represented his country in 2011, winning a bronze medal in that year’s World Junior Championsh ..read more

EAST MEADOW, NY–As the New York Islanders step into an offseason of uncertainty, one thing is definitively clear: both team president/general manager Lou Lamoriello and head coach Patrick Roy will return to their roles within the organization next season. “The two gentlemen that are up here will be back next year,” Lamoriello said at Northwell Health Ice Center on Friday as Islanders closed the books on the 2023-24 season. “I’m excited. Next season [has already started]. What we have to do right now is get prepared for next year.” Next year for the Islanders comes off the heels of a second str ..read more

The New York Islanders fought, clawed and scratched their way through a roller coaster season. But in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Islanders’ hands were too busy to break their fall, losing 6-3 at PNC Arena on Thursday night to end their season. In an instant, the Islanders had their season wiped out, as for the second time in the series, the Hurricanes scored twice in less than 10 seconds to earn a win. With the score tied at 3-3 at 4:36 of the third period, Jack Drury threaded a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle past Islanders goalie S ..read more

Per New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy, Simon Holmstrom will play in place of Matt Martin during tonight’s do-or-die Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes, according to multiple reports. “I just want him to be good in his 1-on-1 battles, awareness with the puck, make good decisions but basically play a simple game,” Roy said of Holmstrom to reporters in Raleigh on Tuesday. “And when he has to be physical, then be physical.” #Isles Players update: Holmstrom will play for Martin in Game 5. — New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 30, 2024 Tonight’s game will be Holmstrom’s first since ..read more

ELMONT, NY– Numerous times this year and numerous times in their postseason series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Islanders have buckled under pressure. But in the game that they needed to most, the Islanders found a way to hold themselves together. After more than 80 minutes of tightly contested hockey on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena, Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game at 1:24 of double overtime to help the Islanders defeat the Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series, avoiding a sweep and, for the time being, elimination. “You have no idea how ..read more

ELMONT, NY– Ruslan Iskhakov made his NHL debut in the final game of the regular season for the New York Islanders and will now make his playoff debut in what could be the final game of the postseason. With the Islanders trying to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their opening-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the 23-year-old Iskhakov will replace the veteran Matt Martin, per Islanders head coach Patrick Roy. Iskhakov in the lineup over Martin, per Roy. — Andrew Fantucchio (@A_Fantucchio) April 27, 2024 “I love the energy that he brought in the Pittsburgh gam ..read more

 ELMONT, NY– The New York Islanders tried to fight back against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night but couldn’t pull themselves out of an early hole, and now have one foot in the grave and face elimination after falling 3-2 at UBS Arena in Game 3 of their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Ilya Sorokin started the game in goal for the Islanders but was pulled at 7:14 of the second period after allowing three goals on 14 shots. “We win and lose as a team,” said Islanders head coach Patrick Roy when asked about Sorokin’s outing. “Sometimes, we make changes as a coach because w ..read more