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This is ESPN The Magazine's 2012 Franchise Rankings entry for the New York Islanders.

Recap | Box score | Photos It was over when: Mark Streit skated between two defenders and put a backhander past Jonathan Quick at 1:36 overtime, giving the Islanders a 6-2-2 record in their last 10 games. The playoffs may be a long shot, but the I...

WHAT IT MEANS: A 5-2 victory over the free-falling St. Louis Blues continued the Islanders' rise to respectability under coach Jack Capuano. The Islanders improved to .500 for the first time under Capuano (21-21-6), who replaced the fired Scott Gordo...

Recap | Box score | Photos WHAT IT MEANS: Playoff hockey in Uniondale is out of the question this spring, but a matinee victory over the Panthers gave the Islanders another reason to be optimistic. Following a dreadful start that led to the firing...

Maybe it was the early Monday afternoon start. Maybe it was the Devils who came out with more fire. For whatever reason, the Islanders again dug themselves an early hole from which they could not recover. For the sixth time in their last seven gam...

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2011 Franchise Rankings entry for the New Jersey Devils.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2010

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2010 Franchise Rankings entry for the New York Islanders.

Story | Conversation | June 28, 2010