Anthony Cirelli's winner lifts Tampa Bay Lightning into Stanley Cup final
Anthony Cirelli scored in overtime and Tampa Bay beat the Islanders 2-1 in Game 6 of the East final on Thursday night
December 2017
New York Islanders to leave Brooklyn for arena next to Belmont Park
The NHL team outbid New York City FC to build a new arena on the grounds of the Belmont Park horse track just east of Manhattan
July 2016
The joy of six
The Joy of Six: sports executives who paid for their crimes in prison
David Lengel: Front office sports figures whose transgressions led them to prison form an exclusive club – one that may soon grow in the wake of Fifa scandals
May 2016
Sportblog
Playoffs help New York Islanders ease into Barclays Center ... for now
A move from their spiritual home left many Islanders’ fans disgruntled but a trip to the postseason has helped the team settle in Brooklyn
April 2016
Sportblog
The offside rule is ruining the NHL playoffs – and the mess could get worse
New York Islanders end 23-year NHL playoff series drought with OT victory
October 2015
Islanders' Brooklyn debut spoiled by visiting Chicago Blackhawks
Mathias Ask: Everything about the Islanders’ Brooklyn debut on Friday at the Barclays Center was a success, even if the Stanley Cup holders failed to accommodate
June 2015
New York Islanders draft Andong Song as first Chinese NHL player
Defenseman, 18, taken 172nd in NHL Draft by Islanders team owned by Shanghai-born Charles B Wang
May 2015
The forgotten story of...
The forgotten story of ... the Barons, Cleveland's ill-fated NHL team
David Lengel: The Cleveland Barons were an honest to God, living and breathing NHL team, until they became the last major US sports franchise to fold
April 2015
Sportblog
NHL playoffs: each of the 16 teams ranked
The race for the Stanley Cup has never been tighter. Except, perhaps, for the presence of the New York Rangers
March 2015
New York Rangers beat Islanders in final regular-season clash at Nassau Coliseum
Will this signature North American sports rivalry survive the trip to Brooklyn?
October 2014
Bruins highlight NHL's East but plenty of questions remain for the rest
With the puck dropping on the NHL season tomorrow, Colin Horgan previews the Eastern Conference and wonders whether the Bruins, Rangers, or Canadiens have enough mettle to end the West’s recent Cup dominance
March 2014
Sportblog
NHL trade deadline moves: Luongo, Gaborik, Vanek and St Louis
A busier-than-usual NHL trade deadline saw the Florida Panthers sign Roberto Luongo, Martin St Louis join the New York Rangers and Marian Gaborik move to the LA Kings
November 2013
Rangers wrangle Hurricanes 5-1 and Islanders best Bruins 3-1
New York celebrates wins from two of its three teams, though the Buffalo Sabres fail to shine against the Anaheim Ducks
May 2013
Pittsburgh Penguins dump New York Islanders out of NHL playoffs
Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators advance in NHL playoffs
NHL: five things we learned
NHL playoffs: Are the New York Islanders this year's LA Kings?
New York Islanders overcome Pittsburgh Penguins in 10-goal thriller
Line brawl, fights and penalties mar Senators 6-1 victory over Canadiens
Chicago dominate Minnesota but Islanders draw level in Pittsburgh
