New York Islanders Travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to Take On the Metropolitan Division’s Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Game of a 3 Game Road Trip

Hello there, New York Islander fans! Your favorite sports reporter is coming to you live from PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the New York Islanders try to build their momentum from last night’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 at the Wells Fargo Center. The Islanders come into tonight’s action with a record of 4-4-1, which puts them in 6^thplace in the Metropolitan division for the moment. On the other hand, the Carolina Hurricanes are in 2^ndplace for the division with a record of 6-3-1 and 13 points over 10 games. Coming into tonight’s action, the Islanders have found what looks to be their #1 goaltender in Robin Lehner. Robin Lehner comes in with a record of 3-2. On the offensive side for the New York Islanders, Anders Lee is coming off a 4 point game last night with a goal and 3 assists in last night’s 6-1 demolition of the Flyers. 

Now let’s talk about The Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are one of the surprise teams in the NHL, getting off to a hot start this season. The Hurricanes are one of the youngest teams in the NHL, along with the Islanders, with an average age of 21 to 27.  A new coach and former Stanley Cup champion with Carolina in 2006, Rod Brind’Amour, looks to lead this up and coming team to the playoffs. I believe that both the Islanders and the Hurricanes have a bright future ahead of them with young stars such as Justin Faulk and Sebastian Aho for the Hurricanes and Matt Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier for the Islanders. The goaltending matchup for tonight’s game in North Carolina is Thomas Greiss for the Islanders vs. Scott Darling for the Hurricanes, though Darling has not yet been confirmed. I wouldn’t be surprised if the young kids come through again and lead the Islanders to a second win. Hopefully the Islanders can come away with another win on this 3 game road trip to close out the month of October. You can catch all of tonight’s action starting at 4:30pm with New York Islanders game night leading up to the Isles game at 5pm on MSG+. 

new york islanders hockey is back for the 2018-2019 season

hello there New York Islanders, fans i am coming to you live at the Barclays center in Brooklyn New York. where the new york islanders have there 2018-2019 home opener against the Nashville Predators. coming into this season the islanders have high expectations for this team! with new players and a new coaching staff running the show for the islanders i believe that we can have a amazing year this year! we are off to a good start with a win in Carolina. let's see if the islanders can keep the ball rolling to a win tonight you can watch all of tonight's action against the Predators @7;00 pm on MSG PLUS Don't MISS IT  Let GO Islanders

AL Wild Card Game Preview

Hello there, New York Yankees fans! Your favorite sports reporter is back, coming to you from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics get set to battle it out on Wednesday for the right to go to the ALDS to face the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have had a phenomenal regular season, as well as the Oakland As. The Yankees record this regular season as of today is 100-61. The As are at 97 and 64. I have a couple of key players you should keep your eye on during Wednesday’s win-or-go-home game. For the Yankees, it’s Giancarlo Stanton, and for the Athletics it’s Khris Davis. Stanton has 38 home runs and 100 RBIs, while on the other side, Khris Davis has 48 home runs and 123 RBIs. Now let’s dive into the pitching aspect of this. I forecast an unpredicted pitching matchup of J. A. Happ (ERA 3.65), whose record is 7 and 0 since being acquired from the Toronto Bluejays and Mike Fiers for the As, whose record is 12 and 8 this season with an ERA of 3.56. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an unlikely hero for both teams on Wednesday night such as Luke Voit for the Yankees, who has 13 home runs since coming over from St. Louis, and Matt Chapman for the As, who has 24 home runs. All I know is that the House that Ruth built will be rocking on Wednesday night. I’m predicting a Yankee win. Let’s go Yankees! You can catch the Yankees vs. As game on TBS at 8:05pm Wednesday night. 

Islanders 2018 Off-Season News and Moves

Hello New York Islanders fans! I am coming to you live from hockey headquarters in New York City, where the New York Islanders have made some interesting moves during this offseason. They hired their new coach Barry Trotz and drafted Oliver Wahlstrom with the eleventh pick in the first round of the 2018 draft. Oliver Wahlstrom is highly known for his YouTube channel featuring hockey tricks and his offensive prowess. The Islanders had back-to-back picks in the first round of this year's draft and for the twelfth pick chose Canadian Noah Dobson. Noah Dobson is highly regarded as one of, if not the best, defenseman in this year's draft. 

On a more serious note, their captain John Tavares is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. There are several teams involved in the John Tavares sweepstakes... the Islanders, of course, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Sharks, the Stars, the Bruins, and the Maple Leafs to name a few.

Over the past couple of seasons, the Islanders have called the Barclays Center home, but a new arena for the Isles is currently under construction in Belmont Park. The renovation was approved last year. For many years  (as long as I've been alive), they have played their home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and many fans turned out to rock the barn on Long Island like I did.  Unfortunately, the Islanders have been stuck in Brooklyn for these past few seasons. However, this upcoming season, a select 8 home games will be at the Coliseum. I remember when the Coliseum crowd would go crazy- it's a shame they had to take it all away when they moved to Brooklyn. But luckily, in 2021, the Islanders will be back on the island for good. 

Well, that's all for now. Sorry it's been long! I'm back! I'll be keeping you up to date on the latest Islander developments. I'll be gone for two weeks. Hopefully, we'll have a decision on John Tavares when I get back on July 12. Let's go Islander fans! Bring Tavares back home!

Image source: https://nypost.com/2018/06/23/islanders-push-to-re-sign-john-tavares-just-got-five-times-harder/ 

Image source: https://www.nhl.com/islanders/video/on-the-phone-barry-trotz-621/c-60632203

Image source: https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/nhl-draft-islanders-oliver-wahlstrom-noah-dobson-1.19364285 

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Stanley cup finals preview and prediction!

Hello there hockey fans, I am coming to you live from hockey headquarters in New York City. Well we are down to two teams fighting for the 2018 Stanley cup. We have a match up of the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights. Coming into this season the Golden Knights were an expansion team for the 2018 NHL season. I bet that no one saw this coming!  For a group of guys that no one wanted it is pretty remarkable what this team is doing right now. On the other hand you have the Washington Capitals who have waited many years for this opportunity and now they finally have their shot. Both of these teams have fantastic players on both sides, but I believe the Golden Knights will win this years Stanley Cup in seven games. Well, that is all for now, this has been Mr. Hockey reporting live from hockey headquarters in New York City.  Thank you for reading!
 p.s. you can catch all of the action on Monday night at 8 pm. on NBC.  Let's go Golden Knights!

 

 

Last four teams standing for the 2018 NBA championship!

Hello there basketball fans I come to live from basketball head quarters in New York city. Where we are down to the last four teams fighting for this years basketball  championship, we have the Boston Celtics going up against the Cavaliers in the Eastern conference finals while in the Western conference finals we have a match up of the Golden state warriors play the Houston rockets. I'm really looking forward to a fantastic basketball champion I have a feeling that the Houston rockets are going to play the Cavaliers for the NBA champion! Well that all for now until we meet again basketball fans this have been Mr. basketball reported from NBA headquarters in New York city thanks for reading

The New York Yankees get ready to battle the Boston Red Sox from the Bronx tonight

Hello there New York Yankee fan I am back coming to live from Bronx New York. Where the New York Yankees get ready to take on the Red Sox in a gigantic 3 game set from the Bronx started tonight. Coming into tonight action the Yankees sit one game out of first place in the American league standings. I really looking forward to a fantastic game tonight hopefully the Yankees will be coming out on top for all 3 games well that is all for now New York Yankees fans this has been Mr. lighting reporting live from the Bronx New York thank you for reading