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Saku Koivu scored just 14 seconds into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 4-2 deficit with ten minutes to play and defeated the Isles 5-4 at Honda Center. With the "loser point," the Isles climb within six points of Boston for eighth place in the East. On to the Trick: 1. Each team scored twice in the first period as neither team could hold a lead for more than one minute.  ...

John Tavares had two goals and three assists, earning a point on every Islander goal as the Isles shocked the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 for their first win in Vancouver in the 21st century.  On to the trick: 1.  Dylan Reese got the Isles started with his first NHL goal 6:22 into play; Tavares doubled the advantage with a power play tally five minutes later. 2. Each team ...

Blake Comeau recorded the first three assist game of his career and set a career high with 27 points as the Isles concluded a three-game homestand with five out of a possible six points, with a 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. On to the trick: 1. Nikolai Kulemin scored just 57 seconds into play, extending his point-scoring streak to five games and giving Toronto the lead. However, Tim Jackman tied ...

Jon Sim and Mark Streit scored 50 seconds apart in the second period as the Isles broke open a tied game and went on to defeat the Devils 4-2 on a rainy Saturday night at the Coliseum.  On to the trick: 1. The first 12 minutes were all Devils, as New Jersey had 11 of the game's first 12 shots..  Mike Mottau scored three minutes in to give New ...

TJ Oshie and Brad Boyes scored in the shootout as the Blues defeated the Islanders 2-1 at the Coliseum on Thursday night. It was the first shootout ever between the teams. On to the trick:  1.  Each team scored just once in regulation play.  Matt Moulson had the Islander goal with just ten seconds remaining in the first period.  It was the 24th goal of the season for Moulson, the most by any Islander since ...

The Islanders are a .500 hockey team since the Olympic break.  Unfortunately, it is their penalty kill that is batting .500, as the Isles have allowed six goals in 12 times short.  They allowed two in the third period as the Isles blew a 2-0 second period lead and lost their 15th straight game to the Flyers, 3-2 in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.  On to the trick: 1. The Islanders grabbed a ...

Perhaps if the Isles had played the first period liked they played the last two the result would have been different.  After being outshot 16-4 in the first 20 minutes, the Isles outshot the Bruins 35-18 over the final 40 minutes, but fell a goal shy, and lost to Boston 3-2.  On to the trick: 1.  The first period was all Boston.  Milan Lucic scored the session's only goal, ...

One game after making 41 saves, Dwayne Roloson made only four.  By that point he had allowed three goals, and was pulled 9:16 into the game.  Things did not get any better from there, as the Thrashers beat the Isles 6-3, ending a four-game losing streak against the Isles.  On to the trick:  1. Atlanta jumped all over the Isles early.  After Niklas Bergfors gave the Thrashers the early lead with ...

For 40 minutes, the Islanders looked like that they were going to go into the Olympic break on a high note, sweeping a pair of back-to-backs, and winning three of the final four before theátwo week hiatus.á Unfortunately, then they played the third period.á On to theátrick:á 1.á Each team scored once in the first period.á JarkkoáRuuttu beat Dwayne Roloson for his 10thágoal of the season, 6:16 into play. Blake Comeau ...

RickáDiPietro made 24 saves ináhis first appearance in an NHL game in 53 weeks, but it was not enough asáDallas broke the Islanders' two-game win streak with a 4-3 win at American Airlines Center.á On to the trick.... 1. Toby Petersen was the first to score against DiPietro when he tipped home a shot from Trevor Daley at the 4:44 mark of the first period.á The Isles tied itá2:32 later on ...