The Islanders are a team the Senators must beat if they expect to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ottawa had a 1-2-0 record against the Isles last season, and they’ll face off three times this season.

But it is a microcosm of how the Islanders must win — how they must survive — during this injury-filled stretch that is testing every bit of their depth. The special teams were far from perfect on ...

The Ottawa Senators return home tomorrow to take on the New York Islanders for the first of three matchups this season.

Reilly Smith is quickly becoming an important part of the New York Rangers after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are anything but conventional, and it’s killing them. Mike Sullivan’s team blew a two-goal lead for ...

The same has been the story of these Penguins the entire season and going back a few years. They were ahead, 2-1, heading ...

Pittsburgh Penguins (5-7-2) had a two-goal third period lead, but old habits, such as failing to protect a late lead, die hard.

The skidding Islanders appeared headed for another loss when Michael Bunting scored 7:44 into the third to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead. But New York, which is playing without injured first-liners ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins once again blew a third period lead in their shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Nov. 5.

Roughly a month into the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have demonstrated increased competence in 3-on-3 overtime periods.

The New York Islanders visit the Ottawa Senators after the Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout.

Bo Horvat scored the only goal in a shootout and the New York Islanders rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin denied Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and ...