Andy Sutton News

Rookie phenom John Tavares is in town as his New York Islanders take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the ACC tonight.

In perhaps their most solid effort of the season, the New York Islanders went into Boston on Monday night and pounded the Bruins, 4-1.A The Isles have earned a point on all four games of there road trip and are 3-0-2 in their last five overall.A On to the trick: 1.A Matt Moulson scored twice to become the first Islander to reach double-digit goals ...

Hillen making "huge strides" this year according to Isles' coach Scott Gordon. No one around the Islanders even wants to think about last season, especially from an injury standpoint.

The Washington Capitals will try for a third straight victory without superstar Alex Ovechkin when they host the New York Islanders tonight at Verizon Center.

On a day when the Islanders learned that they lost one of their top defenseman for the year, they put on their best offensive performance of the season.

While the Islanders have struggled as the guest this season, they have had success at Nassau Coliseum.

Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night.

Yann Danis, making his second start of the season for New Jersey, finished with 23 saves against his former team, as the Devils edged the New York Islanders, 2-1, in an Atlantic Division battle at Prudential Center.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without the services of forward Shawn Horcoff for the next 7-10 days after he suffered a left shoulder injury in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.

Injuries limited Andy Sutton to just 23 games last season, and even though this year is only 14 games old, the defenseman already sees a difference in this group of Islanders.

It took him 862 games, but Brendan Witt now has a two-goal game in the NHL.A Oh yes, the Islanders have a four-game winning streak, too.

Brendan Witt posted his first two-goal game in the NHL, veteran forward Doug Weight added two assists and the New York Islanders stretched their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.

The New York Rangers easily handled the rival New York Islanders in 2008-09. The way the first few weeks of this season have gone for both teams, that dominance looks like it will continue.

's setup pass for his game-winning goal. Hamrlik scored 1:32 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night.

The Montreal Canadiens avoided their worst start in 68 years, but they haven't won in regulation in their last 12 games.

Now that the first win is out of the way, the Islanders are free to take a more expansive view .

With their first win of the season in the books, the New York Islanders will try to make it two in a row when they visit the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Bell Centre.

John Tavares scored in the shootout to give the New York Islanders their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.

Sure it's only four games into the season, but the well-rested Atlanta Thrashers are already making the NHL take notice.

Clarke MacArthur scored on a penalty shot, Ryan Miller made 36 saves, and Tyler Myers scored his first NHL goal to help keep the Buffalo Sabres undefeated in regulation with a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Friday.