• Rangers can’t catch Flyers as playoff gap widens

    Rangers can’t catch Flyers as playoff gap widens

    The Rangers dropped their second straight following four straight wins over the Devils and fell eight points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff spot in the East Division.
  • Rangers wallop Flyers 9-0 without David Quinn, other coaches

    Rangers wallop Flyers 9-0 without David Quinn, other coaches

    The Rangers have faced their fair share of curveballs throughout the hectic 2020-21 NHL season, but Wednesday brought a four-seam fastball. It was a 99-mph heater the team bashed out of the Garden
  • Entire Rangers coaching staff missing Flyers game due to COVID-19 issue

    Entire Rangers coaching staff missing Flyers game due to COVID-19 issue

    The entire Rangers coaching staff is in COVID-19 protocol and was unavailable for Wednesday’s matchup against the Flyers. Roughly 2 ½ hours before the puck-drop, the Rangers said Hartford Wolf
  • Twenty-seven years later, the Islanders have arrived again

    Twenty-seven years later, the Islanders have arrived again

    The 1992-93 NHL contained 24 teams. In the years between then and now, 23 of those clubs — including four franchises that moved locations — had advanced to the conference finals at least once. The one that had not, the one that could not make it to a Stanley Cup finals over all that time, …
  • Islanders blank Flyers in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference Finals

    Islanders blank Flyers in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference Finals

    The Islanders are headed to Edmonton for the Eastern Conference finals. Skating the top-seeded Flyers off the ice and ultimately out of the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night in Toronto, the Islanders took Game 7 in convincing fashion with a 4-0 victory, securing a spot in their first conference finals since 1993. They will take …
  • History says this is no time for Islanders panic

    History says this is no time for Islanders panic

    The line was dominant and dazzling, the Anders Lee-Mat Barzal-Jordan Eberle combination owning staggering peripherals. At five-on-five, the unit built a 32-11 advantage in attempts, a 22-5 edge in unblocked attempts, a 15-5 edge in shots, a 91.49 xGF and a 17-3 advantage in scoring chances, per Naturalstattrick.com. Lee scored on the power play with …
  • Islanders lose double OT crusher as Flyers force Game 7

    Islanders lose double OT crusher as Flyers force Game 7

    The Islanders have lost their grip on this series. Coming out on the wrong end of a 5-4 loss in double overtime Thursday night, the Islanders allowed the Flyers to force a Game 7 of this Eastern Conference second-round series behind a goal from Ivan Provorov at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Islanders had previously …
  • Islanders take commanding series lead over Flyers

    Islanders take commanding series lead over Flyers

    The Islanders are one win away from their first conference finals appearance since 1993. Once again piecing together a lethal finish behind third-period goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson, his second of the day, the Islanders secured a 3-2 win and a 3-1 series lead over the Flyers on Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena …
  • Islanders storm past Flyers to capture crucial Game 3 win

    Islanders storm past Flyers to capture crucial Game 3 win

    Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said Game 3 was going to be a “swing game,” and his team effectively swung the Eastern Conference semifinals series in their favor. With a 3-1 victory over the Flyers on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Islanders took a 2-1 series lead over the Flyers in the …