First helper since return

The New York Islanders ... individual season, the Islanders have laced exactly 21st or 22nd without fail. This year, they currently sit in 28th. Suffice it to say that goals are absolutely a major need for the Islanders. Adam Pelech pointed to the special ...

The New York Islanders returned to practice following the three-day break after the 7-1 humiliation courtesy of the Buffalo Sabres on December 23.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) look to win their second consecutive game for a third time this season. The added difference this time comes in the fact that it’s a direct rematch from last night against the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5).

The Carolina Hurricanes (20-10-1) manhandled the New York Islanders (12-14-7) in Raleigh on Tuesday night. The score finished 4-0. It never felt close.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.

The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after Anders Lee scored two goals in the Islanders' 6-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Michael Bunting (PPG), Noel Accari and Rickard Rakell scored for the Penguins, who cut an Islanders 4-1 lead to 4-3 at the end of the second to give the Isles a bit of a scare before New York pulled away in the third.

The Islanders made amends of sorts for their pre-Christmas break implosion at the hands of the 13-game-slump-breaking Buffalo Sabres by opening their post-break schedule with a satisfying 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Casey Cizikas posted his first two-goal game in more than three years Saturday night, leading the New York Islanders to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opener of a back-to-back, home-and-home set in Elmont,

Duclair gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 5:39 of the middle frame off the rush. Kyle Palmieri collected a puck just inside the Penguins’ zone before he found Duclair cutting toward the low slot on an odd-man rush for a finish past Jarry’s blocker.

NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York, which had lost three of four. Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves.