Cal Clutterbuck returned to the Islanders’ lineup on Saturday, playing for the first time since Jan. 19, when he suffered an upper-body injury in a game at Buffalo. Instead of reuniting the Identity Line of Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas and Matt Martin, coach Lane Lambert kept Cizikas and Martin with Hudson […]
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Islanders’ late-game magic runs out in ugly loss to Capitals
The Islanders couldn’t come up with a third successive magical final period in a row. Instead, their game Saturday against the Capitals functioned as a trip back down to Earth after they had swept through three opponents in the wild-card race, and the Islanders lost 5-1 at UBS Arena to […]
Clutch play in third periods at center of Islanders’ playoff push
The Islanders have mastered the ability to turn a game on its head when it matters most: the third period. In those final 20 minutes, they will scratch and claw and exhaust the opposition. That is where they have thrived, outscoring opponents 17-1 in their last 10 third periods, a […]
Islanders have a chance to blow Capitals’ playoff hopes
The Islanders have spent the past week bolstering their own playoff hopes. Now, they can deal a massive blow to another team’s chances of making the postseason. Those are the stakes when the Capitals come into UBS Arena on Saturday with a first playoff miss since 2013-14 and second since […]
Pierre Engvall’s adjustment since Islanders trade going slow
PITTSBURGH — Pierre Engvall’s integration into the Islanders has not gone as smoothly as Bo Horvat’s did a month ago. Engvall, acquired ahead of the trade deadline from the Maple Leafs at the cost of a 2024 third-round pick, saw his playing time severely limited in the third period of […]