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Leafs' Mitchell, Toskala hurt in OT loss
Phil Kessel kept saying "unbelievable." He had good reason. Kessel and the Leafs did something Monday night the organization had managed only once before - rack up 60-plus shots.
Oakville native John Tavares congratulates New York Islanders teammate Matt Moulson after Moulson scored a second-period goal last night at the ACC.
Dwayne Roloson made 58 saves and Josh Bailey scored in overtime as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. The game wouldn't even have been close if not for the play of Roloson, who is enjoying a resurgent season at age 40.
The New York Islanders are coming off their first regulation loss in two weeks. It's been more than five years since they suffered that kind of defeat to the St.
Isles'comeback stunted in shootout loss to Panthers
But one point is not two. The Islanders were beaten in their second shootout in three games, falling to the Panthers , 5-4. Nathan Horton scored the deciding goal in the fourth round to give the Panthers the 2-1 shootout edge.
NHL: Florida 5, NY Islanders 4
Nathan Horton's goal lifted the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 shootout win over the New York Islanders Saturday.
Clark, Varlamov help Caps win 11-round SO
NYI WAS 0:08 0 1 1:02 1 1 5:10 2 1 6:54 Sean Bergenheim Unassisted 3 1 13:42 3 2 NYI WAS 5:35 3 3 16:46 3 4 NYI WAS 17:52 4 4 OT NYI WAS 4 4 Shootout Summary Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom MISSES wide of net Shootout GOAL scored by Jeff Tambellini on Semyon Varlamov Shootout GOAL scored by Alexander Semin on Dwayne Roloson Shootout attempt ...
Still without Ovechkin, Capitals host Islanders
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his first goal with teammates against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on October 29, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chris Clark tallied the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout as Washington rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the New York Islanders, 5-4, at Verizon Center.
1, Washington figured to experience a dropoff in offense. After a 3-2 loss at New Jersey in their first game without Ovechkin, the Capitals scored 11 goals in a home-and-home sweep of Florida, capped with a 7-4 home victory Saturday.
Danis beats ex-Islanders teammates
NHL: VAN @ DAL New Jersey Devils goaltender Yann Danis, right, stops a shot by New York Islanders' Josh Bailey during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov.
Islanders get offense from unlikely places, beat Thrashers 6-3 before long road trip
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.
Devils edge Islanders in Elias' return
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.
Shot missed by Chris Butler, Wide of Net 12:23 -1 Jochen Hecht shot blocked by Mark Streit 11:54 -1 Takeaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone 11:34 -1 Jason Pominville credited with hit on Brendan Witt in neutral zone 11:10 -1 Takeaway by Jack Hillen in defensive zone 10:43 -1 Matt Ellis won faceoff against Josh Bailey in defensive zone 10:43 -1 ...
Tambellini hat trick helps Islanders blank Sabres
Martin Biron wore a hard hat and a grin after a big night of milestones for the New York Islanders.
Islanders cool off Caps, halt winning streak at 6
The New York Islanders have quickly become experts at playing overtime. On Friday night, they became the first NHL team to play seven overtime games before Nov.
Streit gives Islanders OT win New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen , of Denmark, celebrates his goal with teammate Sean Bergenheim against the Washington Capitals during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Oct.
Finally! Isles get first win of season in shootout
New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon chose John Tavares to go third in the shootout to see how the No.
The Capitals beat the Islanders 3-2 in overtime.
Mike Green scored in the third period and set up Brooks Laich's overtime winner to give the Washington Capitals a stirring 3-2 comeback victory over the lowly New York Islanders on Saturday night.
Gordon hopes Nielsen injects offense into Isles
"It's been tough," Nielsen said. "I am happy to be back now and hopefully I won't feel too rusty out there." Scott Gordon said he hoped Nielsen, who centered Sean Bergenheim and Kyle Okposo on the Islanders ' second line, would bring some offense with his addition to the lineup.
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