Islanders Name Captain; Itâs a Surprise
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Bill Guerin, the Islanders new captain, was introduced to Long Island on Monday, less than a week after signing a two-year, $9 million deal.
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It was a good night to be an unknown, unheralded, unheard-of player in the NHL.
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Ryan Whitney had two goals and Kris Letang scored the winner with 3 minutes 39 seconds to play as the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the visiting Islanders their sixth consecutive loss, 3-2, Thursday night.
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Rick DiPietro comes up 77 seconds short of a shutout, and the Islanders set a franchise record for fewest shots allowed in New York's 4-1 win over the Thrashers Saturday.
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Rob Blake scored a rare power-play goal for Los Angeles in the third period, and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift the suddenly surging Kings to a 3-1 victory over the slumping Islanders on Thursday night.
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Viktor Kozlov and Mike Sillinger each had two goals to lead the Islanders to a 5-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night.
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The Islanders prolonged the Rangersâ preholiday swoon, getting three goals from forward Jason Blake and riding a dominant second period to a victory Tuesday night.
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Jay McKee was as surprised as anyone when his shot found the net, because he was blocked from seeing it and he just doesn&#039;t score too often. &quot;When you don&#039;t score many goals during the season or through your career, it&#039;s certainly a little more exciting when you do it in the playoffs,&quot; Buffalo&#039;s veteran defenseman said.
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The New York Islanders added some punch to their offense yesterday, signing former Boston College and Bruins forward Bill Guerin to a two-year contract and center Mike Comrie to a one-year deal.
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If Chris Simon plays again for the New York Islanders, or for anyone else in the NHL, it won't be until next season. And it might not even be on opening night. The NHL hit back hard Sunday, suspending the rugged Islanders forward for a league-record 25 games.
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Evgeni Malkin stole the spotlight from Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
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In a surprise, Washington's Alex Ovechkin -- who is second in the league in goals -- is not named an All Star starter.
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Frans Nielsen's first NHL goal turned out to be the game winner and the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday.
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The New York Islanders finally found free agents willing to sign, inking All-Star forward Bill Guerin to a two-year contract and center Mike Comrie to a one-year deal on a busy Thursday.
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Marc Savard and Dennis Wideman each had a goal and an assist to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory at home against the Islanders on Thursday night.
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Marc-Andre Bergeron got his second power-play goal of the game early in the third and Mike Comrie scored later in the period, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.
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Rod Brind'Amour notched his third career hat trick, Ray Whitney and Justin Williams each scored twice, and the Carolina Hurricanes scored six times on their first 13 shots to rout the New York Islanders, 8-3, last night in Uniondale, N.Y.