The current NHL playoffs are putting on a great show, especially in the West. As for the East, it’s a little less tight, although the caliber of play is very good.
They have their brooms ready to go in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Hurricanes eye a series sweep over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. Even a thunderous crowd in the UBS Arena might not be strong enough to stop this gloomy fate.
Last night, the New York Islanders fell behind in their first round series three games to nothing. The Carolina Hurricanes won 3-2 in a close contest. It was the first game of the playoffs for goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who’s night finished early.
After going down 2-0 in the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Islanders’ head coach Patrick Roy decided it was time to use his team’s de facto number-one goaltender, the one he had called his “Ferrari” hours before, Ilya Sorokin.
With his New York Islanders on the verge of being swept out of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Patrick Roy confirmed that Semyon Varlamov will start in goal for Game 4 on Saturday.
The Islanders and Lightning found themselves in the same situation last night. They were trying to bounce back after losing their first two games away from home in their respective series… But it didn’t work out.
Hockey fans understand that the Stanley Cup Playoffs introduce an entirely different dynamic compared to regular season play. The achievements of teams and players throughout the 82-game journey lose significance once the quest for 16 postseason victories commences, and the intensity escalates significantly.
Game 2 of the first-round series between the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes was quite different from the first installment. In the initial matchup, the Islanders kept the game close but ended up losing 3-1.
Last night, the Islanders really got away with it. They were winning Game 2 of their series against the Hurricanes by a score of 3-0… And Patrick Roy’s men simply collapsed.
And how do you like the series so far? There’s a fair amount of action every night, which is interesting. And last night, as my colleague Raph Simard summed up earlier this morning, was no exception either.
Game 1 of the Carolina Hurricanes series against the New York Islanders went as many expected it would. The game was slow, chippy, hard-hitting, great defensively, and had a lot of big saves from both goaltenders.
A coach may not be the one who’s playing the game, but he can still have quite the impact on proceedings, as Patrick Roy has shown since taking over the New York Islanders 45 games into the season.
Despite some sloppy play offensively, the Hurricanes lead its series over the Islanders, 1-0, after winning 3-1 on Saturday, thanks mainly to the efforts of goaltender Frederik Andersen, who made 34 saves.
Patrick Roy knows all about winning in the playoffs. He did it with the Canadiens and Avalanche as a player, then with the Remparts as head coach. This time, he wants to do it again as head coach, but in the NHL.
Carey Price has already said he’d rather not see his contract traded by the Habs, the only team he’s ever played for. However, he is aware that his contract
It wasn’t too long ago when it seemed like most people had been writing the New York Islanders off regarding making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As it stands, the Islanders sit in third place in the Metropolitan division with two games to play.
I believe I owe New York Islanders fans an apology. I’m fully willing to admit that I was wrong about the hiring of Patrick Roy. I still stand by my logic, especially when Lou Lamoriello has shown his age in recent seasons at the helm of the team, but I guess a broken clock is still right twice a day.
With new ideas for on-ice tactics and a fresh perspective, Patrick Roy came in with a burst of energy when he was named the head coach of the New York Islanders.
Eleven games into his tenure, Roy finds the team in the same position as when he took over for fired coach Lane Lambert: outside of the last playoff spot.
With the All-Star break in the rearview, the trade deadline looms large and is now just a month away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make?
The Islanders have officially added Benoit Desrosiers as an assistant coach, GM Lou Lamoriello announced Friday.
With Patrick Roy joining the New York Islanders as head coach and earning his first victory as the bench boss over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, former QMJHL
The New York Islanders were thrust into the spotlight on Jan. 20 when they fired head coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Patrick Roy. So how did the surprising move impact the team's standing with oddsmakers?
A new era has fallen upon New York Islanders in the form of Patrick Roy. Less than 24 hours after taking over as new head coach of the Islanders, Roy was on the ice with the team at Northwell Ice Center ahead of its game against the Dallas Stars tonight.
The Islanders made a stunning head coaching change on Saturday by firing Lane Lambert and replacing him with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy.
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