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Nabokov Sits Due To Illness, Blues Toy With Islanders

Andy McDonald scored his first goal of the season, and T.J. Oshie had goal and an assist in the St. Louis Blues’ 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

WFAN–2012/02/16

Isles’ Nabokov Wanted For Theft After Robbing Philadelphia Blind

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

WFAN–2012/02/07

Sabres Beat Islanders 4-3 In Shootout

Brad Boyes and Jason Pominville scored shootout goals, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night.

WFAN–2012/02/04

Tavares To Okposo Sets Up Islanders’ Eventual Shootout Win In Raleigh

Frans Nielsen scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and the New York Islanders earned their third straight win by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s bottom two teams.

WFAN–2012/01/03

Dany Heatley #15 of the Minnesota Wild skates off the ice as the New York Islanders celebrate a win on December 17, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Islanders defeated the Wild 2-1 in a shootout. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Carver: Isles Are Road Warriors

For the first two months of the season, the Islanders couldn’t win on the road, but now their play away from home is saving their season. Mike Carver explains how the Islanders have turned it around on the road and how they have kept their season afloat.

WFAN–2011/12/21

Islanders Top Wild 2-1 In Shootout

Frans Nielsen scored the only goal in the shootout while Al Montoya had his glove in good form, giving the New York Islanders their first extra-time victory of the season.

WFAN–2011/12/17

Carver: Time For Islanders To Mix It Up

Mike Carver believes the last-place Islanders must makes changes now before their November slide turns into an avalanche.

WFAN–2011/11/11

John Tavares (Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

Carver: Islanders’ Top Line Can’t Do It Alone

It’s time the 2nd, 3rd and 4th lines did some work. The John Tavares line and the power play can only get it done for so long. The Islanders are going to need some contributions from the rest of the squad if they are going to win games.

2011/10/25

Andrew MacDonald #47 of the New York Islanders celebrates his power play goal at 9:05 of the first period along with P.A. Parenteau #15 in their game against the Minnesota Wild at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on October10, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Big 1st Period Carries Islanders To 1st Win

Andrew MacDonald and Frans Nielsen scored first-period goals and the New York Islanders hung on for a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday despite a lackluster final two periods.

WFAN–2011/10/10

(Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images for New York Islanders)

Islanders Beat Devils 6-2

Moulson scored twice and assisted on a first-period goal by Streit, the Islanders’ new captain. Nielsen, Kyle Okposo, and Steve Staios also added goals for New York.

WFAN–2011/09/24

NHL’s Failures On Hits From Behind May Get Someone Killed

The NHL’s failure to suspend Marian Gaborik following his vicious hit that sent the Islanders’ Frans Nielsen into momentary darkness last week screams of the league’s clear lack of a stance on hits from behind.

WFAN–2011/04/04

John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders slides under Henrik Tallinder #7 of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on March 30, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Devils Stay Alive With Win Over Islanders

Andy Greene’s goal with 4:56 left snapped a tie and lifted the Devils to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night that kept New Jersey barely alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

WFAN–2011/03/30