The 5 Hole

Earlier today, Brian Erni of Islanders Point Blank was fielding a Q&A about all topics regarding the Islanders, WWE, and whatever else came to mind. One of the questions asked to him is who would be the so called “babyface” and “heel” who dawn the Islander sweater. For those who ...

It was win or go home for the Islanders earlier this afternoon. The team knew they had there backs against the wall, and the thought was that they were going to leave it out all on the ice no matter what the scoreboard said. That was not the case, as ...

It’s been three nights since the Isles had a golden opportunity to go up 2-1 in their best of seven series with the Lightning, and tonight was a must win for the team knowing they could be backs against the wall Sunday afternoon down in Tampa. The entire team was ...

They never said that the day of having your first second round home game in 23 years would be this interesting, but in Islanders Country, it’s almost expected. Leading up to game three tonight, the organization got more than it could ask for in terms of radio, and talk on ...

This afternoon, the New York Islanders had a chance to do something that the franchise hasn’t done since the dynasty days: Take a 2-0 series lead in the playoffs. After stealing home and ice with a solid game one victory, the Isles were back on the ice for game two ...

It’s been 23 years, but tonight the Islanders were finally part of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just three nights after John Tavares scored a wrap around to win the series, they were back in the same state they were in the first round this time in ...

Just “ONE MORE!” That was the message ingrained into the hearts and brains of all Isles fans after seeing Alan Quine wiz that shot past Roberto Luongo early Saturday morning. It’s been 23, yes 23 years since the Islanders have won a playoff round. Tonight was going to be the ...

For 30 years, game fives and the islanders have been the worst of enemies. They have not won a game five in any playoff series since defeating the Flyers in the 1987 Prince of Wales Division Finals. Tonight was not only a chance for the Isles to reverse history, but ...

If you’re an Islander fan, Sunday feels like it was five years ago already. But in reality, it’s only been two nights since Thomas Hickey beat Roberto Luongo in overtime to send Barclays Center into a memorable party. Now the time to get back to business was on tap, as ...