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Middletown, N. J. - EyesonIsles continues our series of fan retrospectives with a look back at the 2013 season and what it meant to you, the reader and loyal fan of the New York Islanders .

The gold medal game is Sunday against Sweden, who defeated Finland in the other semifinal.

The award annually honors players who are good at hockey and remarkably tolerant of tools who are not good at hockey doing stupid things to try to get such players to be less good at hockey.

Uniondale, NY, United States - Brooks Orpik picked a perfect time to score his first goal of the season, doing it in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a series-clinching 4-3 win against the New York Islanders in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Sunday at Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders raised all the echoes over the last week, but that isn't this team's most significant achievement.

Brian Strait of the Islanders carries the puck against Steve Bernier of the New Jersey Devils at Nassau Coliseum .

For Game 5, the Isles must adjust without Andrew MacDonald, the Penguins make a couple of lineup adjustments that should improve their chances.

In Smithtown two lanes blocked on Rt-347/Nesconset Hwy EB at Rt-111/Hauppauge Rd.

You would guess that when the first Islanders goal of Game 4 was the approximate length of a garden hose, it was a pretty clear indication Tuesday was not going to be a great night for the Penguins goaltender.

Arthur Staple of Newsday reports blue liner Andrew MacDonald broke his hand in the third period of tonight's game and may be done for the remainder of the playoffs.

Head coach Jack Capuano says the team has made the proper adjustments to prepare for the Game 4 showdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum.

There has been plenty of heated discussion in the pre-game, game and post-game threads about the quality of goaltending the Islanders have received from Evgeny Nabokov in the first 3 games.

A rivalry is building in the Northeast, the eight-seeded Islanders and Wild aren't going away quietly, but the Canucks are a team in turmoil, falling behind three games to none against San Jose.

The New York Islanders will try to build off a surprising win over the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins when they host Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday at Nassau Coliseum.

Sometimes a want remains unfulfilled regardless of all the good intentions and hard work in the world.

Brandon Wheat Kings general manager Kelly McCrimmon has pulled off some slick draft-day moves before, but Thursday may have been his best work to date.

There was laughter, and smiles, and the kind of small competitions that are less for practical purposes as for mental relief.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Beau Bennett celebrates his goal with Kris Letang during the first period against the New York Islanders in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Pittsburgh.

A pre-series chat with our rival's blog covering topics of interest to Penguin fans from the Islander perspective.

Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be a game-time decision for the Penguins tonight when they open their first-round playoff series against the Islanders, still reeling from the broken jaw that kept him out of the final month of the season.