NHL Set To Resume In Bubble Play Saturday

       Hello there NHL fans, your favorite sports blogger is back from a long hiatus.  Bringing you the latest news from within the NHL postseason bubble.  When the league was forced to pause, back on March 11th, the Islanders and Rangers were both on the outside looking in.  But with the return to play format, which consists of  24 teams, (12 from each conference,) our New York squads find themselves in a position to play in a qualifying round that consists of a best of 5 series which will take place out of Scotia Bank Arena, located in Toronto, Canada. The New York Islanders are currently the #7 seed and are slated to play the #10 seeded Florida Panthers, who the Islanders swept during the regular season.  But the playoffs are a whole different animal, where regular-season numbers go out the window.  At 4pm eastern time this Saturday the Islanders will look to continue that regular-season dominance over their counter-part in the Panthers.  

    As for the #11 seeded Blueshirts, they will be facing off against the #6 seeded Carolina Hurricanes at 12 pm eastern on Saturday as well.  During the regular season, the New York Rangers also completed a 4 game sweep of their qualifying round opponent in the Carolina Hurricanes.  While the matchup does favor the Blueshirts, as avid sports fans would know, nothing comes easy in the post-season.

    Attention all New York hockey fans, we are in for an exciting edge of your seat qualifying round as it pertains to both teams.  So Buckley up! For a big Saturday in the NHL New Yorkers!!!

                                                    GO NEW YORK, GO NEW YORK, GO!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                    GO NEW YORK, GO NEW YORK, GO!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                    GO NEW YORK, GO NEW YORK, GO!!!!!!!!!!!

Islanders Face Big Test in Blues

Hello there NY Islander faithful, I am coming to you live from St
 Louis, Missouri. Here is where the Isles will try and bounce back after a tough loss to their cross town rivals in the Rangers earlier this week. Coming into tonight’s action the NY Islanders have a record of 34-20-7. The Isles hope to keep their new edition Paegio rolling after netting 1 goal in his Islander debut which ultimately resulted in that OT loss to the Rangers. Meanwhile the Blues are coming off a wild win as they sit comfortably at 37-17-4 and are poised to defend their title in this years postseason. Keep an eye out for David Purran, he’s been one of the hottest players for the Blues over the last month. Moving to the crease, we have Jordan Binnington in between the pipes for St. Louis as his opposition is Thomas Greiss, who will be seeing his first action in a few weeks due to the hot streak that Varlamov has been on. You can catch the action this evening at 8 pm et on MSG +! Let’s bring home 2 points Islander faithful!! Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!

New York Islanders Continue Their Three Game Homestand

Hey there New York Islanders fans! Your favorite New Islanders reporter is back…sorry for the long wait, but I’ve had a lot of schoolwork—LOL. But you know how it is…schoolwork comes first; blogging comes second. So let me catch you guys up on where the New York Islanders are as we’re heading down the homestretch into a likely playoff position. Coming into tonight’s action against the San Jose Sharks, the Islanders have a record of 34 wins, 20 losses, and 6 overtime losses, while the San Jose Sharks have a record of 26 wins, 31 losses and 4 overtime losses. 

The Islanders are coming off a 4-1 win against the Red Wings on Friday the 21^st.  Jordan Eberle had a hat trick and Leo Komarov scored a goal for the Islanders. The Sharks are coming off a 3-2 loss against the New York Rangers. Joe Thornton scored two goals for the Sharks. Some players to look out for in tonight’s game include Jordan Eberle, Patrick Marleau, Matt Barzal, and Joe Thornton. Hopefully the Islanders can pick up right where they left off on Friday night by putting a couple pucks past Martin Jones tonight and picking up 2 more points in their push to the playoffs. 

But let’s not look too far ahead. We have the New York Rangers big rivalry game coming to town on Tuesday, but let’s get this game in the bag before we talk about Tuesday. One step at a time! That’s all for now. You can catch all of tonight’s action at 5pm with Brendan Burke, Butch Goring, and Shannon Hogan on MSG+. 

Islanders V Rangers Rd. 2

Hello there NY Islander fans, I am coming to you live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Islanders are looking to build off of their impressive win Tuesday vs Detroit which had them on the right side of a 6-2 victory. The Isles currently sit at 3rd place in the conference at 60 points, while the Rangers sit at 48 points and  are fighting for a wild card spot as they trail Chicago, Columbus, and Philadelphia who are all fighting for 2 wild card spots. Earlier, during Monday’s matchup the Rangers owned the Islanders in every aspect of the game which the Islanders would desperately like to avenge this evening.  Adam Fox of the Rangers, Brock Nelson of the Isles, Tony Deangelo as well as Anders Lee are all players to watch throughout the impending matchup which will be brought to you on the MSG Network (204) (205)

battle of new york

hello there islanders fans i am coming to you live from MSG where tonight the Islanders meet the Rangers for the first time this season . coming into tonight's action the islanders have a record of 27-12-4  they're in third place in the division with 58 points while the Rangers have a record of 21-19-4 witch putting them into seven place in the division . here are some players to keep your eyes on during this game tonight they're Matt barzal against Artemi p hopefully the islanders can win tonight and keep the good time going

Islanders Shoot for win #22

Good evening Islander fans, I am coming to you from NYCB where the Isles aim to knock off the predators and tally their 22rd win. The Islanders are currently riding a 3 game win streak and are looking to make it 4. The Predators are sitting  at 15-12-6 (35) points which is only good enough for 6th place in the central division of the western conference. The Isles have been lighting that red lamp up an awful lot lately and hope to keep it up, as Barzel, Anders Lee and will lead tonight’s team. The Islanders will continue with their goalie rotation as Thomas Greiss will get the call tonight, as we are expecting Rinne to be minding the goal for the Predators. Let’s Go Islanders!! Yes !!!Yes !!!

Yes!!!!!!!

New York islanders get set to take on the Columbus blue jackets tonight at 7 PM

Hello there NY Islander fans, I am coming to you live from the Barclays Center where the NY Islanders get set to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets this evening at 7pm. Coming into tonight’s action, the Isles are looking to get back on track after an 0-2-1 west coast trip.  The Isles currently sit in 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division while the Blue Jackets are playing less than stellar hockey and sit in 7th place in the division.  The Isles are going to have to be on their A game in order to put a few goals past Columbus goaltending which happens to be their strength. We are still waiting on the goalie matchup as the Islanders look to get back in the win column. Let’s Go Isles!!! YES YES YES!!!!!!