Archive for April, 2010

Islanders – NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Islanders – The Oakland Press

NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Islanders – The Oakland Press
Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Sidney Crosby (87) is congratulated by Eric Godard (28) for his goal in the first period against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Uniondale, N.Y. It was Crosby’s 50th goal of the season. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) UNIONDALE, N.Y

Crosby leads Pens past Islanders, 7-3 – SI.com
losing his 50th after the game – and became the third-youngest player in NHL history to reach the 500-point mark, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-3 rout of the New York Islanders Goligoski and two by Bill Guerin , giving him 104

Stat Trick: New Jersey Devils 7, New York Islanders 1 – Bleacher Report
With a chance to wrap up the Atlantic Division, the Devils wasted no time, grabbing a 3-0 first period lead on goals by Dainius Zubrus, Parise, and Dean McAmmond. 2. Patrik Elias (first of two on the night) and Brian Rolston scored second period

Islanders – With 7-1 thumping of New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils clinch – New York Daily News

Colin White (r.) helps the New Jersey Devils clinch their second straight Atlantic Division title. Matt Moulson spoiled Martin Brodeur ‘s bid for his 10th shutout of the season when he scored a power-play goal with 6:50 remaining. The Devils took Learn more

PITTSBURGH, April 8 (UPI) — Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and the 500th of his career Thursday in leading Pittsburgh to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Crosby had two goals and two assists in reaching 50 in a season for the Learn more

Newark, N.J. — Patrik Elias netted a pair of goals and Ilya Kovalchuk added a marker Saturday, powering the New Jersey Devils to a 7-1 rout of the New York Islanders. Kovalchuk also notched a pair of assists while Zach Parise, Dainius Zubrus, Dean Learn more

New York Islanders News – Scouting the New York Islanders – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Scouting the New York Islanders – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Season series: sixth meeting. The Penguins lead, 4-1-0. Their lone loss in the series was at New York on Nov. 27. They blew a third-period lead in the 3-2 setback. Streak: Penguins won 1 (not including Saturday’s game) Who to watch: Rookie center

New York Islanders (34-36-10) at New Jersey Devils (46 – Fresno Bee
The New Jersey Devils went into Thursday with a chance to clinch the Atlantic Division title, but things didn’t work out as planned. The Devils will continue their fight for a second straight division crown when they host the New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins (46-28-7) at New York Islanders (34 – Fresno Bee
Sidney Crosby gets one last chance at his first 50-goal NHL campaign this evening when the Pittsburgh Penguins close out their regular season against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Crosby went into yesterday’s game versus Atlanta with two

With 7-1 thumping of New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils clinch – New York Daily News
Colin White (r.) helps the New Jersey Devils clinch their second straight Atlantic Division title. Matt Moulson spoiled Martin Brodeur ‘s bid for his 10th shutout of the season when he scored a power-play goal with 6:50 remaining. The Devils took

New York Islanders News – NHL: Pittsburgh 7, New York Islanders 3 – United Press International

PITTSBURGH, April 8 (UPI) — Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and the 500th of his career Thursday in leading Pittsburgh to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Crosby had two goals and two assists in reaching 50 in a season for the Continued

NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights with Ottawa Senators‘ Matt Carkner (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Continued

Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-3 rout of the New York Islanders than Crosby (22 years, 244 days) to hit the 500-point mark faster were Wayne Gretzky (21 years, 52 days) and former Penguins star Mario Lemieux (22 years, 172 days). Alex Ovechkin Continued

Montreal grabbed the lead in the second period on goals by Tomas Plekanec (his Bergeheim knotted the game at 2, but Maxim LaPierre scored four minutes later. The Habs kept the lead until late in the third, but Frans Nielsen’s goal forced overtime Continued

The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their quest for the Atlantic Division title when they welcome the New York Islanders for the final regular-season Sidney Crosby kept pace atop the NHL goal-scoring list with his 48th tally of Continued

New York Islanders – Biron had 28 saves to help New York Islanders to 4-1 – Canada East

NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights with Ottawa Senators‘ Matt Carkner (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Click here to learn more

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Radek Dvorak and Nathan Horton scored in the third period to help the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Thursday night. Scott Clemmensen stopped 42 shots against his former New Jersey teammates, and Michael Click here to learn more

New York Islanders Hockey – New York Islanders crushed by Pittsburgh Penguins, 7-3 – New York Daily News

New York Islanders crushed by Pittsburgh Penguins, 7-3 – New York Daily News
Sidney Crosby (c.) celebrates his first-period goal against the New York Islanders with teammates Pascal Dupuis (9) and Bill Guerin (13). On a night the Penguins brought back more than 50 of their former players, coaches and executives to celebrate

New York Islanders (34-35-10) at Pittsburgh Penguins – Fresno Bee
The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their quest for the Atlantic Division title when they welcome the New York Islanders for the final regular-season Sidney Crosby kept pace atop the NHL goal-scoring list with his 48th tally of

NHL: New York Islanders 4, Montreal 3 (SO) – OfficialWire
Frans Nielsen helpers while Martin Biron made 28 saves as New York moved to within one game of the .500 mark, a big improvement over last year’s 26-47-9 record. Montreal got goals from Tomas Plekanec, Brian Gionta and Maxim Lapierre.

NHL: Pittsburgh 7, New York Islanders 3 – United Press International
PITTSBURGH, April 8 (UPI) — Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and the 500th of his career Thursday in leading Pittsburgh to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Crosby had two goals and two assists in reaching 50 in a season for the

Biron had 28 saves to help New York Islanders to 4-1 – Canada East
NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights with Ottawa Senators‘ Matt Carkner (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game

New York Islanders – NHL: New York Islanders 6, Philadelphia 4 – United Press International

UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 1 (UPI) — Blake Comeau scored the game‘s first two goals Thursday and the New York Islanders went on to defeat Philadelphia 6-4. It was New York’s first win over the Flyers in 16 tries. The Islanders built a 4-0 lead and Continued

New York Islanders – Montreal Canadiens (39-32-8) at New York Islanders (33 – Kansas City Star

Montreal Canadiens (39-32-8) at New York Islanders (33 – Kansas City Star
Partly because of Halak’s heroics, the Habs are sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens can clinch a playoff berth with a win tonight combined with some help from the Flyers or the New York Rangers. If the Habs win and either the Rangers or

Montreal Canadiens (39-32-8) at New York Islanders (33 – Kansas City Star
Jaroslav Halak picked a perfect time to post back-to-back shutouts for the playoff-hopeful Montreal Canadiens. The goaltender will try to make it three straight when his Habs visit the New York Islanders tonight at Nassau Coliseum. Halak led the way

New York Islanders News – High Court Denies Islanders’ Nuclear Testing Claims – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (April 05, 2010) — The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a federal appeals court decision denying residents of the Bikini and Enewetak atolls further compensation for property taken for nuclear weapons testing during the 1940s and For more info click here

NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights with Ottawa Senators‘ Matt Carkner (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game For more info click here

UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 3 (UPI) — John Tavares notched a goal and an assist Saturday as the New York Islanders cruised to a 4-1 victory over Ottawa. Dylan Reese, Jack Hillen and Sean Bergenheim each found the net while Martin Biron stopped 28-of-29 For more info click here

New York Islanders Hockey – Biron had 28 saves to help New York Islanders to 4-1 – Canada East

Biron had 28 saves to help New York Islanders to 4-1 – Canada East
NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights with Ottawa Senators‘ Matt Carkner (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game

Islanders snap 15-game skid to Flyers – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) – Jon Sim had a goal and two assists as the New York Islanders snapped a 15-game losing streak at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers with a 6-4 victory. Blake Comeau had two goals while Trent Hunter, Sean Bergenheim

Biron had 28 saves to help New York Islanders to 4-1 – Canada East
NEW YORK – Martin Biron had 28 saves to help the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. New York Islanders‘ Trevor Gillies fights Matt Cullen’s close-range goal late in the third ended Biron’s bid for his 27th