Ryan Pulock jump-started the Islanders Saturday night with a power-play goal roughly three minutes into the game and they never looked back, defeating the Edmonton Oilers, 5-2. >> Box score

First period:

• 3:02 NYI Ryan Pulock (Power Play); Assists: Devon Toews, Josh Bailey
• 13:30 NYI Valtteri Filppula; Assists: Nick Leddy, Johnny Boychuk
• 19:57 EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins; Assists: Kris Russell, Tobias Rieder

The Islanders have been splitting their home games this season between Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center, and if they advance past the first round of the playoffs, the same will be true for the postseason.

On Friday, the club announced that if it makes the playoffs that first-round home games will be played at Nassau Coliseum. However, if the Islanders advance past the first round, they will play the rest of their home games at Barclays Center.

Casey Cizikas was named the first star of the game after netting two goal on the Islanders' road to a 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 7:06 NYI Casey Cizikas; Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Thomas Greiss

The Islanders were riding a three-game winning streak heading into Buffalo, but they were outdone by Sabres Tuesday night, 3-1. Johan Larsson scored with 2:25 remaining to ice it. >> Box score

First period:

• 16:25 BUF Jeff Skinner; Assists: Jack Eichel
• 19:37 NYI Casey Cizikas; Assists: Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck

The New York Islanders have followed up one of their hottest months in years with an almost identical performance. But the Buffalo Sabres have spent the last two months undoing the margin for error they built up during a franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak.

Two teams on the opposite ends of the Eastern Conference playoff race will face each other Tuesday night, when the Sabres host the Islanders.

Both teams were off Monday after playing Sunday, when the Islanders earned their third straight win by edging the visiting Minnesota Wild, 2-1, and the host Sabres fell to the Winnipeg Jets, 3-1.

Devon Toews scored the tie-breaking power-play goal early in the second period as the Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Sunday at Barclays Center. >> Box score

First period:

• 14:05 NYI Anthony Beauvillier; Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Leo Komarov

Second period:

• 0:38 MIN Mikael Granlund (power play); Assists: Jason Zucker, Zach Parise
• 2:01 NYI Devon Toews (power play); Assists: Ryan Pulock, Josh Bailey

The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders were separated by fewer than 20 miles Saturday afternoon, when the Wild served notice they are not ready to fall out of the Western Conference postseason race.

Meanwhile, the Islanders offered another reminder they need to be taken seriously as a legitimate contender to make a deep playoff run in the Eastern Conference.

The Wild and Islanders will look to build on Saturday's momentum on Sunday afternoon, when New York hosts Minnesota at Barclays Center.

Ryan Pulock's second goal of the game sent the Islanders home with a win, as New York beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. >> Box score

First period:

• 10:19 COL Carl Soderberg; Assists: Erik Johnson, Matt Nieto

The Colorado Avalanche are coming off their fifth straight loss, this time to the defending champion Washington Capitals on Thursday. Now they get to face the man who led Washington to the elusive Stanley Cup last year when they visit the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.

Barry Trotz stunned some when three days after the Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights to win the title he was hired by the Islanders to be their head coach. It looks like New York made a shrewd move. The Islanders (31-16-6) sit atop the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of Washington and winners of seven of their last 10.

Josh Bailey scored the game winning goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the New York Islanders capped a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night at Prudential Center with a four-game season series sweep. >> Box score

First period:

• 5:32 NJD Kevin Rooney; Assists: Kurtis Gabriel, Jesper Bratt
• 13:43 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Ryan Pulock, Brock Nelson

The New York Islanders are surprisingly sitting atop the Metropolitan Division, ahead of the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby-led Pittsburgh Penguins in the hotly contested division.

Not only are they in a good perch, the Islanders (30-16-6, 66 points) have lost one game in regulation in their last nine outings (6-1-2).

So, you'd think they'd be feeling good about themselves these days. Guess again. >> Read More

A Bruins goal at 6:34 of the third period broke a 1-1 deadlock before an empty-netter sealed the 3-1 loss for the Islanders. >> Box score

First period:

• N/A

Second period:

• 2:32 BOS Patrice Bergeron; Assists: David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand
• 16:40 NYI Jordan Eberle (Power Play); Assists: Mat Barzal, Brock Nelson

Few could have imagined last summer that a February meeting between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins could serve as a potential playoff preview. But the two teams may be sizing each other up for postseason series on Tuesday night, when the Islanders visit the Bruins.

Both teams ended losing streaks in their most recent games. The Islanders snapped a two-game skid by coming back from a third-period deficit to beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night. The Bruins broke a three-game drought Sunday when David Krejci scored the only goal in the second period of a 1-0 win over the host Washington Capitals.

The Islanders scored three unanswered goals in the final 6:14 of the third period as they beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum. >> Box score

Third period:

• 13:15 LA Ilya Kovalchuk; Assists: Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar
• 13:46 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Ryan Pulock, Josh Bailey
• 17:37 NYI Michael Dal Colle; Assists: Ryan Pulock, Leo Komarov
• 18:29 NYI Brock Nelson (ENG); Assists: Ryan Pulock, Cal Clutterbuck

It was a battle between goalies on Friday night at the Coliseum, as the Islanders fell to the Lightning 1-0 in a shootout. >> Box score

By the time faceoff arrives Friday night, the New York Islanders will have waited nearly 10 days to play a hockey game. The Tampa Bay Lighting will have waited even longer for a rare chance at revenge.

The two division leaders in the Eastern Conference are scheduled to meet Friday night, when the Islanders return from the All-Star Break and their subsequent bye week by hosting the Lightning at Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders have been off since Jan. 22, when they went into the break with a 3-2 shootout loss to the host Chicago Blackhawks. The visiting Lightning returned to action Wednesday, when they fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2.

Henrik Lundqvist was not the only New York area athlete to impress at the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday. 

Islanders' Mathew Barzal scored two goals and finished the day with four assists while Devils' Kyle Palmieri also had a goal and an assist in the two games they both played for Team Metropolitan, which won the 3-on-3 style tournament with a 10-5 victory over the Central. 

Barzal and Palmieri both scored in the first period of the NHL All-Star Game final, with Barzal setting the tone with a wrister 22 seconds into the game. 

The Islanders have turned their franchise around exactly the way they wanted to this season. From ownership to coaching to renewed success on the ice, the Isles went into the All-Star breakare sitting at the top of the Metropolitan Division at 29-15-5 with playoff hopes in sight. 

But that's the big question: Where will the Islanders play their home playoff games?

During the NHL All-Star press conference, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the situation, saying the league would ultimately have the final say on where New York will play.

John Tavares controversially left the Islanders in the offseason to sign a seven-year, $77 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his hometown team.

But at the All-Star break, his Maple Leafs trail the Islanders in the Eastern Conference standings by one point.

"They're having a tremendous season. Obviously, it's a complete 180 on the defensive side," Tavares said, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann. "Goaltending has been a big part of that, but just not giving up a whole lot defensively and it's leading to a lot of success, a lot of wins."

The Islanders were unable to hold onto two separate one-goal leads as they fall to the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout, 3-2, to end a five-game winning streak. >> Box score

First period:

• 2:19 NYI Valtteri Filppula

Cal Clutterbuck scored two goals in the first period to lead the Islanders to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday at Nassau Coliseum. >> Box score

First period:

• 4:50 NYI Cal Clutterbuck (power play); Assists: Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier
• 9:56 NYI Cal Clutterbuck; Assist: Adam Pelech

The New York Islanders and Anaheim Ducks were traveling the most dissimilar paths in the NHL for most of the last month. But the two teams will both carry winning streaks into action Sunday afternoon, when the Islanders host the Ducks at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

The Islanders were off Saturday after earning their fourth straight win Friday night, a 2-0 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals. The Ducks will be completing a back-to-back Eastern Conference swing after edging the host New Jersey Devils, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon.

The win Friday was the 14th in the last 17 games dating back to Dec. 15 for the Islanders, who at least momentarily moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division by virtue of beating the Capitals. New York, which hasn't won a division title since the 1987-88 season, has been in first place this late in a season just twice since the 1990-91 campaign.

The Islanders had a slow start after two periods with no score, then jumped ahead on Josh Bailey's 11th goal of the season to defeat the Capitals 2-0 at Capital One Arena on Friday night. >> Box score

First period:

• N/A

The Islanders jumped to an early lead and didn't look back, defeating the Devils 4-1 at The Coliseum on Thursday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 5:48 NYI Anders Lee; Assists: Nick Leddy, Jordan Eberle
• 9:19 NYI Michael Dal Colle; Assists: Scott Mayfield, Leo Komarov
• 15:12 NYI Jordan Eberle (Power Play); Assists: Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson

The Islanders picked up a big two points with an overtime 2-1 win over the Blues on Tuesday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 8:43 NYI Jordan Eberle; Assists: Anders Lee

Rookie Devon Toews was among three different Islanders to score in the first period en route to a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Barclays Center. >> Box score

First period:

• 1:21 NYI Brock Nelson (power play); Assists: Jordan Eberle, Mathew Barzal
• 4:27 NYI Cal Clutterbuck; Assists: Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas
• 4:43 NYI Devon Toews

"What a difference a year makes."

The old adage seemingly applies to the New York Islanders' turnaround this season.

The Islanders play host to the scorching hot Tampa Bay Lightning at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday night as both Eastern Conference teams comes off games the day before.

The Rangers finally broke their five-game slump on Saturday, edging the Islanders at the Barclays Center, 2-1, courtesy of a go-ahead goal from Mats Zuccarello 14:55 into the final period and 24 saves out of goaltender Alexander Georgiev. >> Box score

First period:

• N/A

When the New York Islanders and New York Rangers split a pair of high-scoring games in November, it appeared both teams might stay in contention for postseason spots in the Eastern Conference.

Nearly two months later, the Islanders are ascending while the Rangers are dealing with a significant tailspin and falling way behind in the playoff race.

On Saturday afternoon, the teams will get together for the last time this season and for the last time at Brooklyn's Barclays Center when then Rangers visit the Islanders in the back end of a home-and-home set. >> Read more

Josh Bailey buried the game-winner with less than two minutes left in a 4-3 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 1:38 NYR Ryan Strome (Power Play); Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Filip Chytil
• 2:31 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Johnny Boychuk
• 8:51 NYI Jordan Eberle (Power Play); Assists: Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal

A battle against your cross-town rival is one way to snap out of a funk. Both the Islanders and Rangers need a victory Thursday night as the teams prepare to play against each other at Madison Square Garden in the front end of a home-and-home. 
 
The Rangers must find a way to prevent the ship from completely collapsing after an ugly four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 22-5 and Henrik Lundqvist was chased from the net twice.
 
The Islanders fell to the Hurricanes on Tuesday, snapping an impressive six-game winning streak highlighted by a dominant 4-0 win over the Maple Leafs in Toronto. 

The Islanders scored four straight goals, three of which in the third period, and held off the Blues late comeback effort to secure a 4-3 road victory.  Read more >>

First period: 

• 4:11 STL Brayden Schenn; Assists: Jaden Schwartz, Jay Bouwmeester
• 16:37 STL Zach Sanford; Assists: Vince Dunn, Tyler Bozak

As expected, the first meeting of the season between the St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders will pit a team with one of the worst records in the NHL against one vying for a playoff spot.

But the Blues and Islanders will be occupying different spots than most projected Saturday night, when St. Louis hosts New York.

Both teams are coming off home wins Thursday. The Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2, and the Islanders edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2 in overtime.

Islanders rookie defenseman Devon Toews scored his first-career NHL goal 1:48 into overtime to give New York a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.

"It's pretty special to get your first NHL goal in overtime," Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said, according to Newsday's Andrew Gross.

The 24-year-old Toews, a former fourth-round pick who had spent 130 games with AHL Bridgeport before making his debut on Dec. 23, took a shot from the right face-off circle that Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia initially stopped. But Toews picked up the rebound and shot the puck between Delia's legs for the winner.

Islanders rookie D Devon Toews' first NHL goal was an overtime winner to lift New York over the Blackhawks, 3-2, at the Coliseum on Thursday night.  Read more >>

First period: 

• 3:05 CHI Dominik Kahun; Assists: Brandon Saad, Duncan Keith
• 6:47 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Anthony Beauvillier, Johnny Boychuk

Islanders young star C Mathew Barzal has been selected to represent his team in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. 

Barzal, who will play in his first career All-Star Game, has been the center of the Isles' success on the offensive end this season. He leads the team with 36 points, and has a team-high 26 assists as well.

This selection comes a few days after being named the Player of the Week in the NHL. He had six points with five goals and one assist last week that came on a hat-trick last Saturday against the Maple Leafs. 

The San Jose Sharks' SAP Center will be the location for the All-Star Game that will take place on January 26.

The New York Islanders took care of business on the road against the Buffalo Sabres after grabbing a 3-1 win on Monday. Read more >>

First period: 

No goals scored

>> Box score

First period:

• N/A

Second period:

• 6:20 DAL Tyler Pitlick; Assists: Mattias Janmark, Jason Spezza
• 14:10 NYI Casey Cizikas

The Islanders won for the fourth time in their last five games when they defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday at American Airlines Center. >> Box score

First period:

• N/A

Second period:

• 6:20 DAL Tyler Pitlick; Assists: Mattias Janmark, Jason Spezza
• 14:10 NYI Casey Cizikas

The Islanders bid farewell to their three-game winning streak after allowing three goals in the third period to the Vegas Golden Knights in a 4-2 loss. >> Box score

First period:

• 18:30 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Josh Bailey
• 19:38 NYI Brock Nelson; Assists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Pulock

Second period:

• 8:48 VGK Brandon Pirri (Power play); Assists: Nate Schmidt, Cody Eakin

Third period:

• 6:22 VGK William Karlsson; Assists: Shea Theodore, Nate Schmidt
• 7:25 VGK Paul Stastny; Assists: Reilly Smith, Nick Holden
• 1945 VGK Nate Schmidt (Empty net); Unassisted

The Islanders continued their winning ways out west with a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 9:14 PHO Mario Kempe; Assists: Alex Goligoski, Nick Cousins
• 17:04 NYI Joshua Ho-Sang; Assists: Ryan Pulock, Valterri Filpulla

Second period:

• 3:38 NYI Brock Nelson; Assists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Pulock
• 8:29 NYI Anthony Beauvillier; Assists: Josh Bailey

The Islanders started their four-game West Coast road trip with a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday at Pepsi Center. >> Box score

First period:

• 18:20 NYI Jordan Eberle; Assists: Brock Nelson, Anders Lee

Second period:

• 2:07 NYI Johnny Boychuk (power play); Assists: Ryan Pulock, Josh Bailey
• 6:45 COL Gabriel Landeskog (power play); Assists: Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon
• 18:25 NYI Ander Lee (power play); Assists: Nick Leddy, Jordan Eberle

Hitting the road isn't normally seen as a good thing for NHL teams, but the New York Islanders are embracing their longest trip of the season to date.

New York (15-12-4) starts a four-game Western Conference swing Monday night at Colorado with a good attitude and with the hope of building momentum after a 4-3 shootout win over Detroit on Saturday night.

"I think it's kind of nice, get on the road, be together as a group, kind of get that bonding again," center Mathew Barzal told Newsday after the win over the Red Wings. "I get excited playing in front of other fans. I think we all do."

Mathew Barzal scored the game-tying goal and helped lead his time to victory with a goal during a shootout as the Islanders edged the Red Wings, 4-3, on Saturday night at the Nassau Coliseum. >> Box score

NEW YORK (AP) Tomas Nosek scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the surging Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson also scored to help the Golden Knights win for the 10th time in 13 games. Marc-Andre Fleury, making his 11th straight start, stopped 23 shots to take over the NHL victory lead with 18.

Anthony Beauvillier and Adam Pelech scored for New York. The Islanders have lost six of eight (2-4-2). Robin Lehner finished with 14 saves to fall to 0-4-2 in his last seven appearances.

NEW YORK -- On Wednesday night, the New York Islanders might begin to get an extended look at the goaltender they thought could serve as a No. 1 netminder this season.

And the Vegas Golden Knights might finally get re-acquainted with their biggest offseason addition.

Goalie Robin Lehner could receive a second straight start for the Islanders on Wednesday night, when they host the Golden Knights -- and possibly center Paul Stastny -- at Barclays Center.

The Islanders blew a 1-0 lead in the third period and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a five-round shootout on Monday at Nassau Coliseum. >> Box score

Shootout:

• NYI Mathew Barzal: MISS
• PIT Phil Kessel: GOAL
• NYI Leo Komarov: MISS
• PIT Sidney Crosby: MISS
• NYI Josh Bailey: GOAL
• PIT Evgeni Malkin: MISS
• NYI Anthony Beauvillier: MISS
• PIT Kris Letang: MISS
• NYI Valtteri Filppula: MISS
• PIT Jake Guentzel: GOAL

After allowing the first two goals of the game to the hometown Red Wings, the New York Islanders and goaltender Thomas Greiss (23 saves on 25 shots) locked in and buckled down defensively en route to a 3-2 comeback victory on Saturday. Matt Martin's third-period goal proved to be the decisive tally as the Islanders completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the first period.

DETROIT -- Gustav Nyquist may not be in the Detroit Red Wings future plans, but he's a big part of their present.

Nyquist, a right winger, has five goals and 10 assists in his last six games and is tied with Dylan Larkin for the team lead in points with 26 (seven goals and 19 assists).

Detroit (13-12-4) hosts the New York Islanders (13-11-3) at Little Caesars Arena at Saturday night. The Islanders are 1-3-1 in their past five games and have only scored eight goals in that span.