Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Hockey fans sit socially distanced in TD Garden before an NHL hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Boston. This is the first game of the 2021 season allowing limited fan attendance in the arena. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Islanders rally, disappoint Bruins fans with 4-3 OT victory

By Jimmy Golen Mar. 25, 2021 10:16 PM EDT

Philadelphia Flyers left wing Michael Raffl (12) slides across the ice after colliding with New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Cizikas scores 2 to help Islanders beat Flyers 6-1

Mar. 20, 2021 10:51 PM EDT

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) trips going for the puck in front of New York Islanders center Anders Lee (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders defeated the Sabres 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Pageau lifts New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 3-2

Allan Kreda Feb. 22, 2021 09:50 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper yells instructions during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. When Todd Reirden and Jon Cooper spent four months looking over video of the teams they coached this season, they saw almost polar opposites. Reirden's Washington Capitals started hot before their defensive game slipped. Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning took a while to warm up, then won 14 of 21 games before the NHL season was halted in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Trade-deadline players aim to provide boost in NHL's restart

By Aaron Beard Jul. 30, 2020 02:33 AM EDT