Monday, December 29, 2025

The New York Knicks travel to the Big Easy to take on the New Orleans Pelicans from Smoothie King Center


Good morning New York Knicks fans, It is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of the New York Knicks New Orleans Pelicans game from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming into this game, the New York Knicks have a record of 22 victories and 9 defeats putting them in second place in the Eastern Conference standing of the NBA. Meanwhile the New Orleans Pelicans have a record of 9 victories and 23 defeats, putting them in last place in the Western Conference standing. I am really looking forward to seeing how the Knickerbockers come out tonight after picking up a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Some key matchups to look out for in tonight’s game include Trey Murphy III versus Jalen Brunson and the Big Cat versus Zion Williamson. The Knicks will need everyone to contribute if they want come away with a victory down in the Big Easy tonight. You can catch all the action tipping off at 8:00 on MSG. Thank you for reading. Stay warm everyone and Go New York Go New York Go!





Saturday, December 27, 2025

The New York Rivalry Renewed Tonight at UBS Arena

 

Hello there New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter coming to you from my house on this overcast day, bringing you a preview of the New York rivalry between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders game live from UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Coming into tonight’s action the New York Islanders have a record of 20 victories, 13 losses and 4 overtime losses for a grand total of 44 points which puts them in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division standing, meanwhile the New York Rangers have a record of 19 wins, 16 defeats and 4 overtime losses for a grand total of 42. This puts them in 5th place in the metropolitan standing so needless to say this game is big for both teams with the standings in the Eastern Conference being so tight. You could be in a playoff spot one day and be out of the playoffs the next day! Some key matchups to look forward in tonight’s game include JT Miller versus Matthew Barzal and Artemi Panarin versus Anders Lee. It will be interesting to see which team gets the ball rolling after the three-day Christmas break. I hope for my sake it is the New York Islanders. LOL.  They will need a solid team effort if they want to come away with the two points tonight. Enjoy the game everyone. You can catch all the heart pounding nonstop action tonight with my friends Brandon Burke and Shannon Hogan on the call at 6:00 PM on MSG and MSG2, channel 581. Thanks for reading and enjoy the game everyone. Yes Yes Yes.







Tuesday, December 23, 2025

The New York Islanders take on the New Jersey Devils from UBS Arena Tonight

 


Good morning New York Islander fans. This is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview on tonight’s matchup between Metropolitan Division rivals in the New York Islanders versus New Jersey Devils. Coming into tonight’s action the New York Islanders are trying to bounce back after a disappointing game versus the Buffalo Sabers in the last contest, coming up short in a shootout over the Sabers on Saturday afternoon. However, the New York Islanders are still sitting in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 19 wins, 13 losses and four overtime losses for a grand total of 42 points. The New Jersey Devils have a record of 20 victories, 15 defeats in three overtime defeats which puts them in 5th place in the Metropolitan division with a total of 41 points. Tonight’s game is very crucial for both teams. Now let’s look at some key players to watch on both sides of the ice. For the New York Islanders I will pick Matthew Barzal and Matthew Schaefer. On the other side of the ice, with the return of Jack Hughes into the lineup yesterday, I will pick him and his brother Luke Hughes. Jack has been out for about 4 weeks with a finger issue that he sustained during the thanksgiving holiday. I am really looking forward to see which team will come out on top tonight and which style of play will ultimately earn their team a big two points in the Metropolitan division standings. I will be working the game tonight. Come and find me at the bottom of the Great Hall steps. Enjoy the game tonight. You can catch all the action with my friends Brandon Burke and Shannon Hogan on the call beginning at 7:00 PM on MSG +. Happy holidays everyone. Merry Christmas. Drink plenty of hot cocoa Ho Ho Ho. Thanks for reading until next time.









Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The New York Islanders travel to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Red Wings

 


Good morning New York Islander fans. This is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of this evenings action between the orange and blue and the Detroit Red Wings. Coming into this evening’s action the New York Islanders are coming off a three game homestand where they were victorious in all three contests. The Islanders were victorious in a shootout over the Tampa Bay Lightning on saturday afternoon. The Islanders have a record of 19 victories 11 defeat and 3 overtime defeats for a grand total of 41 points, which puts them in second place in the Metropolitan Division standing. Now let’s turn our attention to the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings have a record of 18 victories 13 defeats and three overtime defeats for a grand total of 39 points, which puts them in second place in the Atlantic Division standings. Some key matchups that I will be looking forward to in this evening contest will be Matthew Barzal versus Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane versus Anders Lee. It will be interesting to see which team comes out on top in this evening’s contest. You can catch all the action MSG plus beginning at 7:00 PM. let’s go New York Islanders Yes Yes Yes. Thanks for reading.









Thursday, December 4, 2025

The New York Islanders take on the Avalanche tonight live from UBS Arena

 


Good morning New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche game tonight from UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Coming into this evening’s action, the New York Islanders are coming off of a win in their previous game on Tuesday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning. They will look to build off their momentum when they take on their former teammate in Brock Nelson and Colorado Avalanche, it is the first time back at UBS Arena for Brock Nelson since the New York Islanders traded Brock to Colorado during last year’s NHL trade deadline. Nelson who was a New York Islander for the first 10 ½ years of his career, I believe he will get a standing ovation tonight, along with a video tribute. It will be interesting to see how the home crowd receives him tonight. Now to the action on the ice, some key matchups that I will be looking forward to in tonight’s action include Matthew Schaefer versus Cale Makar and Anders Lee versus Marty Necas. The Islanders will need to have one of their better defensive performances of the year if they want to control the Colorado Avalanche dynamic offense. I will be working the game so come work for me at the bottom of the Great Hall steps. You can catch all the actio
n beginning tonight at 7:00 PM with my friends Brendan Burke and Shannon Hogan on the call on MSG Plus. Enjoy the game everyone stay warm and stay healthy Yes Yes Yes!






Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The New York Islanders play the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight from UBS Arena

 

Good evening New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of tonight’s contest between your New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Coming into this evening’s action the New York Islanders are trying to get back to their winning ways at home. The New York Islanders have come up short in the last couple of contests after returning home from very successful road trip. Some matchups that I will be looking forward to in two nights contest will be Brandon Hegel versus Matthew Barzal, Nikita Kucherov versus Bo Horvat, with the loss of Kyle Palmieri for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL. It will be interesting to see who steps up in the scoring department for the New York Islanders. The Lightning are on a 7 game winning streak coming into tonight’s contest, so I am interested to see if the New York Islanders will have the home crowd behind them this evening. I will be working the game this evening, so come look for me at the bottom of the Great Hall steps. Let’s go New York Islanders. Yes Yes Yes! You can catch all the action on MSG + beginning at 7:00 PM. Stay warm everyone. Enjoy the game and thanks for reading.









Wednesday, November 26, 2025

The New York Islanders take on the Boston Bruins tonight from UBS Arena

 

Good afternoon New York Islander fans. Happy Thanksgiving. This is your favorite sports reporter coming to you from my house on this overcast day bringing you a preview of the New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins game tonight from UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Coming into this evening’s action, the New York Islanders sit in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division, with a record of 13 wins, 8 defeats and two overtime defeats for a grand total of twenty-eight points. So far this season, the New York Islanders are coming off a very impressive win versus the Seattle Kraken in their last game! It took a shootout to secure the two points, but we got it done. From the Blue Line out, the orange and blue had one of the most outstanding defensive performances all season long and David Rittich picked up a shutout. Now let’s focus on the opponent.  The Bruins are one of the toughest teams to compete with in the NHL with the likes of Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak leading the way. Some things that this reporter will we’ll be watching for in tonight’s game include players like Kyle Palmieri and Anders Lee to lead the way for the orange and blue and see if They can slow down the Boston Bruins dynamic offense. You can catch the game tonight at 7:00 PM on MSG + network. Thanks for reading. Stay warm everyone and happy Thanksgiving.









Thursday, November 20, 2025

The New York Islanders wrap up their road trip tonight in Detroit, Michigan


Hello there New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of the New York Islanders final game on their 7 game road trip from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI. Coming into tonight’s action the New York Islanders are five and one on their current seven game road trip. Picking up victories against the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Vegas Golden Knights, Utah mammoth and most recently the Dallas Stars. This reporter was pleasantly surprised when the orange and blue set out on this road trip, I did not think the road trip would produce this kind of team chemistry, but I am glad I was wrong! Now the New York Islanders have a record of 11 victories, 7  defeats and two overtime defeats, which puts them in 4th place in the Metropolitan Division with a grand total of 24 points this season so far. Now let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest between go orange and blue and the Detroit Red Wings. Some things that this reporter will be keeping an eye on in this evenings contest will be the energy level for the New York Islanders, knowing that they are going home after tonight’s game and playing the Seattle cracking on Sunday afternoon. I will be working so come look for me at the bottom of the great hall steps Back to the matchup for today, some players that I will be monitoring closely this evening will be Patrick Kane versus Bo Horvat and Matthew Barzal versus Dylan Larkin. It will be interesting to see which of these teams come out with more energy to secure the two points in the standings. You can catch the game tonight on MSG + with my friends Branden Burke and Shannon Hogan on the call beginning at 7:00 PM. Let’s go New York Islanders. Yes Yes Yes









Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The New York Islanders travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Stars

 

Good morning New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of this evening’s contest between you’re New York Islanders and the Dallas Stars live from American Airlines Arena in Dallas Texas. Coming into tonight’s contest versus the Stars the Islanders will be looking to bounce back from there previous contest on Sunday night. Unfortunately the orange and blue came up short losing to the Colorado avalanche. But tonight is a new night and the New York Islanders are you still having a fantastic road trip so far! Picking up point In 4 of their last 5 contest. Some key matchups to look out for in tonight’s game versus Dallas include Tyler Seguin versus Matthew Barzel and Jason Robertson versus Anders Lee It will be interesting to see which of teams will have the complete 60-minute effort tonight in order to secure two points in the standings. The projected netminders for tonight’s contest are Sorokin versus Jake Oettinger.  I am excited to see if the Isles can bounce back and finish the road trip strong.  You can catch the action at 8pm on MSG+.  YES YES YES!!!









 

Monday, November 17, 2025

The New York Knicks battle vs Miami Heat tonight from Miami, FL

 


Good evening New York Knicks fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of the Miami Heat vs New York Knicks game tonight live from Miami, Florida. Coming into tonight’s action, the New York Knicks are coming off a very impressive win over the very same Miami Heat team in their previous contest. The Knickerbocker’s leading scorer was the Big Cat, who had 31 points in the first half and ultimately finished with a game high of 36 points, without the captain Jalen Brunson. It will be interesting to see which team comes out on top tonight. Some things this reporter will keep an eye on during tonight’s contest include matchups such as the Big Cat versus Bam Adebayo and Mikal Bridges versus Andrew Wiggins. The Knickerbockers will need an all-around team effort if they want to come away with a victory tonight. You can catch all of the action beginning at at 7:30 PM on MSG Network. I hope you enjoy the game. Stay warm everyone and drink plenty of hot cocoa. Go New York Go New York Go! Thanks for reading. Until next time this was Mr. Basketball. Thanks







Sunday, November 16, 2025

The New York Islanders take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight live from Denver



Good morning New York Islander fans, This is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of the New York Islanders versus Colorado Avalanche game tonight from Denver CO. Coming into tonight action in New York Islanders are having a perfect 7 game road trip so far with victories over the New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Vegas Golden Knights and the Utah mammoth. They will look to keep their road trip going this evening in Denver when they face Nathan MacKinnon the avalanche. I am really you looking forward to See if the orange and blue can keep our momentum going. It will be a tough test tonight versus Marty Necas and the avalanche. Some key match ups to look out for in tonight’s game include Mathew Barzal versus the Nathan MacKinnon. The Islanders will need a good solid overall game if they want to keep their winning streak alive tonight out in Denver. Th goalie match up for tonight’s game is Ilia Sorokin versus Scott Wedgewood. You can catch all the action starting tonight at 9 PM on MSG+. I hope you all enjoy the game. Stay warm and healthy. Let’s Go Islanders – YES YES YES!!!!












Thursday, November 13, 2025

In New York Islanders take on the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at 10:00 PM at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada

 

Good morning New York Islander fans, this is your favorite sports reporter bringing you a preview of tonight’s game between the orange and blue and the Vegas Golden Knights, live from T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coming into tonight’s contest between the New York Islanders and the Vegas Golden Knights, the Islanders got their road trip of seven games off to a good start with victories against the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils. But now they face some of the top teams in the NHL in the Western Conference. Beginning with the Vegas Golden Knights on the first of back-to-back games they take on Utah Mammoth tomorrow night. But let’s turn on attention back to the Golden Knights, some things that this reporter will be monitoring in the game this evening will be how the New York Islanders will keep their energy up knowing that they have a game tomorrow night in Utah. Some things to also keep an eye out for are the matchups like Matthew Barzel versus Jack Eichel. It will be interesting to watch which of these teams gets the upper hand tonight. Unfortunately, I will be listening to the game on radio station WRHU 88.7 FM, the home of New York Islanders hockey. In between the pipes tonight will be Illya Sorokin for the New York Islanders vs Akira Schmid. Hopefully the orange and blue can put another two points in the bank tonight. I hope you enjoy the game. Don’t stay up too late. LOL. Let’s go Islanders! Yes Yes Yes! Thanks for reading and stay warm everyone!