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The New York Islanders host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon in a key Eastern Conference game for both squads. Veteran Islanders PA announcer Roger Luce? Oh, he’s pumped. And he wants Islanders fans at Barclays Center – at least the ones that got tickets before Penguins fans inevitably purchased the rest – to get pumped too.  Continue to Article

April 02, 2016 11:58:am EST

Rookie Mike Condon made 26 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Canadiens beat the Lightning 3-0 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay is two points behind Florida after the Panthers defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2. ''There's no excuses here,'' Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. Continue to Article

March 31, 2016 11:34:pm EST

As the regular season approaches its end, the New York Islanders are nearing a return to the postseason. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, a long-since lost season cannot end soon enough. John Tavares scored twice and Anders Lee got a power-play goal 5:23 into the third period to lift the Islanders over the Blue Jackets 4-3 Thursday night. Continue to Article

March 31, 2016 10:36:pm EST

April 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) BUFFALO 4 Toronto 1 NY ISLANDERS 4 Columbus 3 PITTSBURGH 5 Nashville 2 CAROLINA 4 NY Rangers 3 Montreal 3 TAMPA BAY 0 FLORIDA 3 New Jersey 2 Ottawa 3 MINNESOTA 2 Continue to Article

March 31, 2016 10:35:pm EST

Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation.   The Philadelphia Flyers took down the Washington Capitals on RIVALRY NIGHT (tm) in a shootout, solidifying their hold on the second wild card and creeping forever closer to the New York Islanders, who now have a game in-hand. The Flyers have 89 points with 35 ROW and have six games left; the Islanders have 91 points with 36 ROW and seven games left. Here are the current standings. The Death Watch tracks the final Wild Card spot and the teams that are chasing it. Their “tragic number” is the number of points gained by the final wild card team or lost by the team chasing it. All playoff percentages are from Sports Club Stats ; tragic numbers and other figures via the NHL. A team is eliminated from play-offs when their "Tragic Number" hits 0. The Eastern Conference picture, via the NHL: Continue to Article

March 31, 2016 9:17:am EST