3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (171+ words) The final four-game homestretch begins tonight for the chief combatants in the Eastern Conference lower-seeds playoff race. With 78 games down, the Islanders (89 pts.) host the Leafs, the Blue Jackets (90 pts.) visit the Sabres, the Senators (92 pts.) host the Panthers, and…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (151+ words) Tuesday night's Eastern Conference results were not great for the Islanders as the Ottawa Senators beat the Atlantic-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (with a five-goal third period!) in regulation and the Red Wings and Blue Jackets had a three-point game, with…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (165+ words) The Islanders have chosen a fantastic time to lose three straight in regulation for just the second time this season, the first coming in the opening days. That puts them in a very vulnerable position even though they start today…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (201+ words) All eyes are on Long Island tonight as the Islanders host the Philadelphia Flyers in a meeting rich with playoff implications and scoreboard watching from all the other idle teams chasing an Eastern Conference spot. The Flyers (86 pts. , 75 GP) have…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (232+ words) lighthousehockey. com If the regular season ended this morning, the New York Islanders would qualify for the playoffs by virtue of having more points, thanks to having played one more game, than Detroit, Columbus, or Philadelphia. Tonight that will not…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (232+ words) Well that was 48 hours of frustration. At multiple points during both losses to the Penguins and Sabres, you thought the Islanders might at least get a point or more. In each case, things shifted suddenly and maddeningly. They wake up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (713+ words) The Isles fell apart late yet again, giving up another two points in the playoff race. After yesterday's 8-3 loss, the Islanders really needed this game to go well. And it almost did, as they came back twice, with Cal Ritchie…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) The Islanders are so, so, so badly in need of a bounce back from their horrific disassembly at home by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Unfortunately, they have to do it against the Buffalo Sabres, who are vying for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (145+ words) Lighthouse Hockey The Islanders close out their five-game homestand tonight, with all the stakes on the line. It's part of a critical back-to-back " they're all "critical" right now " that finishes tomorrow in Buffalo. But tonight they can inflict direct damage…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (204+ words) It's (for the moment) 2nd vs. 3rd in the Metro tonight in Elmont, as the Islanders host the Penguins for their final(? ?) meeting of the regular season, at least. If things stay as they are " they never do " these two teams would…...