New York Islanders News

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.

Radek Martinek will miss the rest of the season with his New York Islanders after tearing his right ACL on Friday.

Yann Danis made 23 saves and stopped four in-close attempts in the third period against his former Islanders teammates, helping the New Jersey Devils beat New York 2-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.

At 2:00 am local time on Sunday, most of the United States and Canada will turn their clocks back.A The Islanders beat them to it, turning their clocks back to the '70s and '80s with a shutout win over the Sabres.A On to the trick... 1.A Jeff Tambellini recorded his first career hat trick, scoring twice in the second period and once in the third.A ...

Boston Bruins center David Krejci is out indefinitely with the swine flu. The NHL team's medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for the 23-year-old Czech, general manager Peter Chiarelli announced on Thursday.

After a dismal start to the season, the New York Islanders are on one of their best runs in nearly two years.

As an Islanders' fan right now, you must be ecstatic. When was the last time this team won four games in a row? Even more than that, when was the last time you had confidence in this team to win games? Last season it was always a hope, but that hope usually faded by the third period.

Steve Tambellini doesn't know whether to shed tears of joy, or sorrow. His son, Jeff, has six goals in the last five games.

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.

Defenseman Michael Del Zotto was named the NHL's rookie of the month for October on Tuesday.

New York Islanders rookie John Tavares, bottom, battles for a loose puck with Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jason Strudwick at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Monday.

Rob Schremp would have loved to stick it to the Edmonton Oilers last night, but 200-foot Eastons are illegal in the NHL, so scoring from the press box wasn't an option.

Straight-talking Rangers coach John Tortorella could add a spark to his team's one-sided rivalry against the Islanders .

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.

Islanders forward Jeff Tambellini celebrates a goal against the Buffalo Sabres in Uniondale, N.Y. on Saturday.

The suddenly-hot New York Islanders will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers tonight at Nassau Coliseum.

In my earlier article today I had made mention of the flu affecting certain players of the Buffalo Sabres team.

Lightning head medical trainer Tommy Mulligan said that as the vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus becomes more available, the organization will recommend players get it.

Mark Streit #2 of the New York Islanders skates against the Washington Capitals on October 24, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the New York Islanders routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games.