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The Islanders nearly won the game seconds earlier, when Nick Leddy's point-blank opportunity was turned back by goalie Joonas Korpisalo. The Blue Jackets couldn't clear the puck, which bounced to Leddy to the left of the net. Leddy passed across the crease to Nelson, who buried the game-winner past a sprawling Korpisalo. Continue to Article

October 19, 2019 10:39:pm EST

Mathew Barzal scored two goals and Semyon Varlamov finished with 32 saves to lead the visiting New York Islanders to 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, their third straight win. Josh Bailey also had a goal and an assist for New York, which improved to 9-1-1 in Manitoba since the Jets returned to Winnipeg. It was the seventh two-goal game of Barzal's career. Continue to Article

October 17, 2019 10:56:pm EST

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