Roy’s decision late in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss in Toronto to leave Ilya Sorokin on the bench in the final minute despite a faceoff in the Islanders’ zone — which led to John Tavares’ empty-net, power play goal — spoke well to the players.

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Islanders’ struggles this season, but the star players’ struggles is a big reason for their poor play.

The New York Islanders (14-18-7) have sat in the NHL’s mushy middle for the last three seasons. That trend has continued into this year for a fourth straight season.

The Islanders (12-14-7) might finally be back at full strength, but they can’t afford to price in another few weeks before they actually start playing like it. Stacking points — and doing it right now — is of urgent import to avoid the season slipping away.

The New York Islanders (14-18-7) woke up in 28th place in the NHL this morning. If the NHL held the 2025 Draft Lottery today, the Islanders would hold the fifth overall pick and, therefore, have a serious chance of winning that lottery to draft James Hagens.

Bobby McMann scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play with 2:59 left in regulation, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.

The New York Islanders eagerly anticipated the return of stat forward Mathew Barzal. An upper-body injury kept the 27-year-old out of action for over a month, a

At first glance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the goal Mathew Barzal scored in Toronto Saturday night. There were two minutes and 20 seconds remaining and the Islanders were protecting their two-goal advantage against a Maple Leafs squad that was both desperate and aggressive.

Per industry sources, the Vancouver Canucks have high interest in Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson. Just moments after speaking with New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat about the rift between his former Vancouver Canucks teammates, Elias Petterson and J.T. Miller, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman dropped some news:

The New York Islanders dropped a 2-1 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Bobby McMann scored two goals, including the game-winner with 2:59 left in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 at UBS Arena on Thursday.

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has seen enough of the New York Islanders to know what they’re about. And he knows, even if they’ve largely struggled this season, the Islanders still present a stiff challenge to the Penguins.