Casey Cizikas

The Islanders are aware of what they accomplished this season. Now that it's over and they finished packing up their belongings Tuesday, they also know what's ahead. "We've got to realize that what we did down the stretch this year, we have to do it...

Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT): Defenseman Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime as visiting Pittsburgh put away pesky eighth-seeded New York to win its Eastern Conference first-round series in six games. Evgeni Malkin and Tyler Kennedy exchanged passes...

Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Senators past the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at Ottawa to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night. Turris' shot from the sideboards sneaked past Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj, who...

The Islanders already had to adjust to playing without Andrew MacDonald, their top minutes-eating defenseman who is done for the year with a broken hand. They may have to play the must-win Game 6 without Frans Nielsen, one of their top forwards. Nielsen...

It's still early, so the mostly humble beginnings of traditional playoff beards on the faces of the Islanders is a good enough start. At least they're in the playoffs after five clean-shaven offseasons, and now the goal is to wind up looking like a...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- You would guess that when the first Islanders goal of Game 4 was the approximate length of a garden hose, it was a pretty clear indication Tuesday was not going to be a great night for the Penguins goaltender. Marc-Andre Fleury has...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 9:49 left, and the New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night with a wild 6-4 victory.   Only the final lead was safe in Game 4.   Tavares...

Islanders pull even with Penguins UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The New York Islanders aren't playoff neophytes anymore -- not after four games, two comeback victories and one post-buzzer free-for-all on Tuesday night that certainly made it feel as if the...

Andrew MacDonald led the Islanders in ice time and blocked shots this season, and he and Travis Hamonic have been the top defense pair assigned to either Sidney Crosby's or Evgeni Malkin's line all series. But the Isles will have to adjust after...

Dan Bylsma would not say who will start in goal for the Penguins in Game 5 Thursday, but he sounded very much like a man who had made his decision. Speaking after a 6-4 Islanders win in Game 4 Tuesday night that featured some ugly goals allowed by Marc-...

Islanders 6, Penguins 4: John Tavares' second goal in as many contests snapped a tie midway through the third period as eighth-seeded New York evened its Eastern Conference first-round series with visiting Pittsburgh at two games apiece. Captain Mark...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Chris Kunitz scored a power-play goal 8:44 into overtime Sunday afternoon to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Nassau Coliseum. The...