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It only took nearly the entire season, but the New York Islanders finally won a game in the shootout!!This was a pretty boring game for the first two periods, but the action picked up in the third and especially in overtime.Pierre Engvall scored the only regulation goal for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin was once again stellar, keeping the Islanders in it as the Capitals mostly controlled the game for the first forty minutes.

Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission.The New York Islanders have acquired left-winger Pierre Engvall from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced on Tuesday evening.In return, New York is sending a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft back to Toronto.

Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission.EAST MEADOW - New York Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned to the ice on Monday morning to take part in his first skate with the team since Feb. 11 against the Montreal Canadiens.He had missed the previous nine games with an upper-body injury that landed him on injured reserve.

The good news: JG Pageau is back!The bad news: The Islanders dropped their second straight game, and looked sluggish again tonight, much like the game against the Caps on Saturday.It wasn't one of Ilya Sorokin's finest games, but he could hardly be blamed for it, really, given how the skaters were tonight.

On a Saturday afternoon in Montreal ([ checks notes] yeah, that's right) the New York Islanders blew another one, losing against a bottom-tier team for the second game in a row, coughing up points against teams they can least afford to hand them to.This time they at least salvaged one point, but the 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens was another confounding performance from an inconsistent team.

Seems like the Bo Horvat boost is officially over, as the Isles have gone back to their losing ways, dropping three straight games (though mercifully, I suppose, at least picking up two points) against some pretty weak competition.This game is particularly annoying, coming against a debutante goalie who made a ridiculous 46 saves (!!!) in his first-ever NHL game, and some of those were actually somewhat difficult ones, though the Islanders certainly made it pretty easy on him.

The Boston Bruins saw a full team effort tonight as they topped the New York Islanders, 6-2, tonight at the TD Garden and swept their season series against them.The B's depth was on full display with contributions coming from secondary scoring, the power play and defense stepping up."We always talk about our depth," Patrice Bergeron told SCOC.

No Barzal.No Pageau.No Bailey.And yet the Islanders found a way tonight, defeating the loathsome Pittsburgh Penguins in their own building.Ilya Sorokin, of course, was sensational, outright robbing the Penguins multiple times, keeping the Islanders in it while down 1-0 and 2-1.And there was the fighting, which will get all the attention.

PITTSBURGH - Never say dieslanders.Brock Nelson fired the overtime, breakaway winner 2:13 into the extra frame to complete a stunning comeback for the New York Islanders, who came all the way back to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena.Continuing their recent trend of third-period domination and cardiac comebacks, the Islanders turned around a night in which they were thoroughly dominated by the Penguins flipping a 3-1 third-period deficit to keep their all-important perch atop the Eastern Conference Wild Card standings intact.

NEW YORK (AP) - Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson each scored in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders 3-2.Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each recorded a goal and an assist in regulation.Kevin Mandolese finished with 46 saves and the Senators won their sixth game in seven outings.

There was little reason for hope as the New York Islanders visited the Boston Bruins Saturday and they wasted no time in reminding us why.The Bruins are top of the league by a large margin, the Islanders are very much not, and they were visiting after an emotional comeback win against the Penguins the night before.

Welcome to another Maple Leafs game day!Tonight the Leafs will play the New York Islanders.Specifically, it'll be the two sides ninth time playing each other with John Tavares on the good side.Puck drop is at 7:30pm at SBA and the game is on Sportsnet channels.We can probably stop calling it a return to the Islanders for JT after nine times, but we can definitely say it's Tavares' 300th game a Maple Leafs, who also celebrated his 400th career goal last week.

We can say it until we're blue in the face: It is clear that this is not a sustainable way to play for the New York Islanders.But man, is it fun and exciting.Spotting 3-1 advantages to good teams usually leads to losses.It is, of course, excellent that they are banking points and regulation wins.It's even better to see that they sit second in the Metro and fourth in the NHL, though they are tied with a bunch of teams with the most games played at 14.

One of the "fun" things about the Islanders' current injury load is seeing things like Matt Martin, first liner.That's just kind of where we are, with key centers Mat Barzal and J-G Pageau joining Josh Bailey and Oliver Wahlstrom (remember him?) on the injured list.For tonight against the Winnipeg Jets, Arnaud Durandeau - who had a nice NHL debut - sticks around, but Otto Koivula gets another look instead of Andy Andreoff, as those two were swapped in Bridgeport transactions today:

#Isles at morning skateLee-Horvat-MartinParise-Nelson-PalmieriDurandeau-Cizikas-FaschingJohnston-Koivula-HolmstromPelech-MayfieldRomanov-PulockAho-DobsonSorokinVarlamov- Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday)
February 22, 2023
Meanwhile, another change to the second power play unit, which could give Otto a little space, if he gets a chance:
Tonight's opponent is legit.

The New York Islanders continued their season of surprises and mood swings by pulling off a solid and frankly surprising 2-1 regulation win at home over the Winnipeg Jets.It's not so surprising that they won - that happens in the NHL's 55/45 nightly coin flips.But they did it with key injuries up front and without having to hold on for dear life for 60 minutes.

Lou Lamoriello spoke to the media before tonight's game, giving some canned answers about taking responsibility for moves he does or doesn't make (well yeah, that's your job!I would like to let everyone know I take responsibility for everything that is or isn't in this recap, too) and about still believing in the team.

Hudson Fasching's first appearance in an NHL game since April 4, 2022, with the Arizona Coyotes provided somewhat of an intimidating ask.He had to fill in for the injured Cal Clutterbuck on the New York Islanders fourth line - a trio that also includes Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas that has spent a majority of the last decade together.

Charges were pending Tuesday against four people in connection to a stolen Hyundai that crashed into a stopped city truck in Lincoln Square Monday morning and erupted into fiery blaze.At around 10:43 a.m., the stolen car - which officials suspect was used in at least one previous armed robbery - was located by police.

In Harold Washington's first City Council meeting nearly 40 years ago, he suffered a bruising defeat that set the stage for months of struggle to come.Despite a mandate at the polls, badly gerrymandered ward boundaries left Washington with only 21 supportive votes in the City Council.Washington's nemesis, Ald.

Chicago aldermen rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot's choice to serve as City Council education committee chairman in an embarrassing rebuke to the reelection-seeking mayor.The drama began early Wednesday when Lightfoot's floor leader, Ald.Michelle Harris, introduced a resolution to appoint retiring Ald.

As Chicago gears up for next year's citywide election, it's already apparent that the future makeup of City Council could seismically shift this February.Though less high profile than the mayor's race, the aldermen who represent Chicago's 50 wards wield their own powers in shaping the city, from voting on hallmark legislation to making sure broken streetlights get fixed.