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Devon Toews scored 1:13 into overtime Monday afternoon to cap a frantic late comeback by the New York Islanders, who edged the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders were outshot 17-13 in the first two periods and trailed 2-0 until Brock Nelson scored with 5:31 left in regulation. Anders Lee forced overtime with 26.5 seconds left. Mathew Barzal set up the game-winning goal by skating around the back of the net and firing a pass to Toews, whose shot sailed under the arm of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington. Continue to Article

October 14, 2019 4:08:pm EST

Two years ago, Ted Caputo, a father of two visually impaired boys, received an email that piqued his interest. He had taken his sons to skate with the New York Islanders, and someone subsequently emailed him to gauge his interest in blind hockey — a sport that started in Canada as early as the 1970s but has slowly gained traction in the U.S. "I said, 'What the heck is blind hockey? Caputo recalled. Continue to Article

October 14, 2019 2:00:pm EST

Brock Nelson scored the first -- and only -- goal in the shootout Saturday night as the New York Islanders edged the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Uniondale, N.Y. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey scored for the Islanders, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Semyon Varlamov made 35 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three shots he faced in the shootout. Denis Malgin and Evgenii Dadonov scored for the Panthers, who lost in the shootout for the second time in as many nights and have lost three in a row overall. Continue to Article

October 12, 2019 10:00:pm EST

Josh Bailey scored the first of the Islanders' three consecutive second-period goals on Sunday night as host New York defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. Brock Nelson and Anders Lee also scored in the second period while Anthony Beauvillier added a goal in the third period for the Islanders, who were playing the second game of a season-opening three-game homestand. Goalie Thomas Greiss recorded 35 saves in his season debut. Patrik Laine scored in the second period for the Jets, who fell to 1-2-0 on a four-game East Coast road trip to open the season. Continue to Article

October 06, 2019 9:48:pm EST

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey suffered an upper body injury prior to Sunday's game against the New York Islanders and was subsequently ruled out of the contest. It was not determined how Morrissey suffered the injury and no further updates were provided by the Jets. Morrissey signed an 8-year, $50 million extension with the Jets in September and it would be a crushing loss if he's out for an extended period of time. Continue to Article

October 06, 2019 8:09:pm EST