He had also never missed more than 10 games in a season. So as life without Nelson began on Saturday night, with the Islanders on the first game of a West Coast trip coming off four days between ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The head vs. heart calculus which has tugged at the Islanders’ decision-making, or lack thereof, over the past month finally hit an inflection point late Thursday evening.

SAN JOSE, Caif. — A year ago, the Islanders prospect pool was widely rated as among the worst in hockey. It’s been building in a good direction for some time now, with the team using its first ...

The Islanders signed Anthony Duclair last summer as the missing piece to their top line, envisioning his speed completing a dynamic trio with Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat. To say that has gone upside ...

Avalanche get: F Brock Nelson (50 percent of salary retained), F William Dufour Islanders get: First-round pick in 2026 or 2027, conditional third-round pick in 2028, F Calum Ritchie, D Oliver ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lou Lamoriello did not give off the sense of someone satisfied with how the trade deadline went when he spoke to reporters before the Islanders beat the Sharks 4-2 on Saturday.

All eyes are rightly on Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri — the pair of Islanders on expiring contracts who now must surely be dealt by Friday’s trade deadline following the team’s meltdown at ...

And for the Islanders, there is still a playoff race. They started Thursday just four points below the cutline, albeit with five teams to jump. Whatever their team looks like Saturday, when the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — This trade deadline could have been a hard pivot toward the future for the Islanders. Instead, it ended up as something in between, not quite the same old standby of defiantly ...

Corey Sipkin for the NY POST “It was tough,” said Reilly, who the Islanders activated off long-term injured reserve Saturday morning and could soon play for the first time since undergoing ...

If he makes it as far as Saturday in an Islanders uniform, he’ll pass Bobby Nystrom to be fourth on the all-time list. And then there is the question of whether he will make it to Saturday at all.

The New York Islanders made a big trade when they sent veteran forward Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche. More forwards were expected to be on the Islanders’ trade block, but one other key ...