New York Islanders

New York Islanders

New Jersey struck first late in the opening period when Brett Pesce scored his first goal of the season, but the Islanders stayed composed and gradually tilted the ice back in their favor. Rittich was sharp throughout, most notably midway through the second period when he denied Jack Hughes on a breakaway to keep the deficit at one. The equalizer came at 7:50 of the second period after a rare mistake from Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom.

The views from the sunken living room and the bedroom (which has three closets) are south-facing and the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, and Prospect Park are basically right outside. The floors are a lovely blond parquet, and the kitchen has been recently renovated with stainless-steel appliances and quartz countertops. There's a dining alcove just outside the kitchen with a nicely sized foyer as a flex space.

The tone was set early-and poorly-for New York. Vancouver stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, capitalizing on defensive breakdowns and passive coverage that left Ilya Sorokin exposed. David Kampf opened the scoring at 8:55 with his first goal of the season, Sherwood followed less than two minutes later, then struck again at 15:47 to bury the Islanders before the first intermission horn.

"We just try different things," head coach Patrick Roy said after Thursday's practice. "All year, since the start of the year, we said we're going to try different things with our lines, and we do the same thing with our defensemen."

The governor will not sign the version of the MAID bill that the state Legislature approved earlier this year. Rather, Hochul said, she would ink a revised version of the same legislation, agreed upon with the sponsors and legislative leaders, that will be introduced when the Assembly and state Senate reconvene in January. Hochul made the announcement in an Albany Times-Union opinion piece on Wednesday, in which she called the bill a way to speed up the dying process for terminally ill New Yorkers

In response to the horrific antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, Australia, Paladino wrote on Sunday that the world is experiencing a global jihad and argued that governments should begin expelling Muslims or imposing severe sanctions on them within Western countries. She also called for the development of a legal framework for denaturalization, warning of another Sept. 11-style attack.

Pat LaFontaine has waited long enough - and New York Islanders fans have waited right along with him. On Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena, one of the most electrifying, beloved, and downright iconic players ever to wear the Islanders crest will finally take his rightful place in the Islanders Hall of Fame. And let's be honest: this honor is long overdue. Hall of Famer. Franchise pillar. Face of an era. Pat LaFontaine has been all of that and more.

But with Drouin out of the lineup, Gatcomb has returned to the lineup and has given the Islanders' fourth line a spark. In the four games since his recall, Gatcomb has recorded a team high 22 hits, including nine in Tuesday's OT win against the Vegas Golden Knights, the most for the Islanders since Casey Cizikas back in January. In fact, through five games this season, Gatcomb has registered 22 hits, seventh most of any Islander this season.

We did everything right. We had a lot of shots. We had a lot of chances. We just came up short, Pucks did not bounce our way, I want to be honest. I like the way we are playing. I love the way we compete. Sometimes you have to throw pucks at the net and find ways to get those rebounds. There was urgency, and we needed a shot from the top.

The devastating news regarding Kyle Palmieri's injury has hit the New York Islanders like a ton of bricks. The sobering news has put a serious damper on what has been a good season for the Isles so far. Palmieri joins Alexander Romanov as the second Islanders lineup regular to go down for pretty much the remainder of the season. That's no bueno to say the least. But beyond the crushing effects on the lineup itself, missing Palmieri could also lead to other effects.

Having won three of four on their recent homestand, the Caps now hit the road, stopping in Long Island before jetting off to the West Coast for three against the California teams. Before they can get to California dreamin', however, they'll need to deal with a rambunctious Islanders squad that is right behind the Caps in the tight Metro Division standings (and Wild Card race).

I thought we played a really good game from start to finish, except for those two turnovers,

The Oval Office gaggle wasn't supposed to change anything. It was supposed to be content President Donald Trump and his newly elected progressive foil, each performing the roles cable news has spent months codifying. Conservative media had already settled on its narrative. The White House press corps arrived expecting friction, spectacle, maybe even fireworks. What they got instead was a different story not about conflict, but about alignment.