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At a glance: Trailing the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Islanders are on the brink of elimination heading into Game 6. But this plucky team has surprised many in pushing the Pens in a competitive and ...

Andrew MacDonald suffered a broken hand in the New York Islanders 6-4 Game 4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins and is unlikely to return during the playoffs, Newsday reported Tuesday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Islanders are not simply happy to be here. Proving that they can be more than just competitive with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Islanders edged the top seed in the East 6-4 in a wild romp at Nassau Coliseum Tuesday night t...

What it means: This first-round series between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins has been more than just competitive. It's been wildly entertaining. Following a heartbreaking overtime loss on Sunday in Game 3, the eighth-seeded Isles ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have two key additions to their lineup for Game 4 against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night: forward James Neal and defenseman Brooks Orpik.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Despite trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in the series, the New York Islanders are a confident bunch heading into Game 4 on Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum. Following a Game 1 rout in which the Isles were easily dispatched ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Nassau Coliseum has earned many pejoratives in its slow, stagnant march into antiquity, but Sunday's matinee was a glimpse into just how electric an atmosphere the New York Islanders' home can still provide. Yes, it's decrepit, o...

Below is the schedule for the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the Islanders and Penguins, released late Sunday night by the NHL: No. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 8 New York Islanders Game 1 (Pittsburgh): Wednesday at 7:30 ...

With Ottawa's win over Boston Sunday night, the Islanders finished as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, earning them the dreaded first-round match-up against the high-octane Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have dominated all season long...

You have to imagine that at least some of the excitement stemming from the New York Islanders' first playoff appearance in six years was dampened just a bit after their first-round opponent was determined at the 11th hour Sunday night. Yes, with Otta...

More important than avoiding the dreaded first-round matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers propelled themselves into the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs with the type of win that bolsters confidence and provides some promise. In beating ...

The Islanders finished the regular season by picking up a point in Friday's 2-1 shootout loss to Buffalo, allowing them to climb from eighth place to sixth with both the Senators and Rangers idle. Both the Senators and Rangers play Saturday, howev...

It's that time of year when the standings finally begin to shake out, stratifying the bracket into three distinct groups: the postseason locks, the middle-of-the-pack teams still fighting for spots or jockeying for position, and the remaining clubs w...

The New York Rangers have acquired coveted forward Ryane Clowe from the San Jose Sharks.

The speculation around Ryane Clowe's future in San Jose ratcheted up a notch when he sat out as a healthy scratch during the Sharks' tilt against the Vancouver Canucks Monday night. And there seems little chance those trade rumors will abate any t...

The Rangers' 4-2 win over the Jets Monday night was the decisive type of victory the team needed following two straight shutout losses. There was a rally, some resilience and an offensive outburst Monday night that was conspicuously absent in the...