Brad Boyes

The Winnipeg Jets are red-hot at home as they look to climb into a playoff berth. The Jets attempt to conclude a perfect six-game homestand when they host the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. Winnipeg is ninth in the Eastern Conference but just...

The Sports Xchange By Dhiren Mahiban, The Sports Xchange Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 3 TORONTO -- John Tavares scored twice and added an assist, and the New York Islanders erased an early 2-0 deficit, scoring five unanswered goals to defeat the Toronto...

The Sports Xchange By Dhiren Mahiban, The Sports Xchange Isles score five in a row to down Leafs TORONTO -- Matt Carkner knew had to do something. After Joffrey Lupul walked around the New York Islanders defenseman for the game's first goal, the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 3 Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 3: John Tavares scored twice and added an assist as visiting New York rallied from an early deficit to defeat Toronto. Brad Boyes had a goal and two assists, Matt Moulson...

April 18 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games. - - - Rangers 6, Panthers 1 Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 34 shots as New York won their fourth straight home game...

The New York Islanders are riding a 6-0-2 stretch in April as they attempt to secure their first playoff berth in six seasons. The Islanders kick off a season-ending five-game road trip on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have not skated in a...

A delegation from the NHL Players' Assn. delivered another proposal to the league during a meeting Wednesday at the NHL's Manhattan offices. The session broke up after about an hour to allow NHL executives to analyze the latest move in what has suddenly...

The latest round of NHL labor talks ended with the two sides in different rooms from each other.  The players’ association and league negotiators met separately Wednesday with federal mediators in suburban New Jersey, holding discussions that...

— The NHL's holiday break ended Monday when games resumed around the league, but apparently no one told the Washington Capitals. Facing the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center after a two-day break, the Capitals looked uninspired, rarely...

Expect the Capitals, who trail the Lightning by five points in the Southeast Division, to be players before the NHL's trade deadline on Feb. 28. As it's currently constituted, this team doesn't appear to be capable of going on a deep playoff run (though...