Brent Sutter will officially be inducted into the Isles’ Hal off Fame on Jan. 18, but he deserves to have a lot nmore company ...
Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders. For the ...
Islanders legend Billy Smith did the same against the Oilers back in 1983. If you watched the first game of the Stanley Cup Final, it was clear that the Edmonton Oilers outplayed the Florida Panthers.
The New York Islanders certainly know a thing or two about that. But sometimes a team steals a loser point, coming back to ...
The Islanders had one of the best in the 1980s with Billy Smith. Equally feared for his massive saves and hot temper, Smith ...
“You’ve got to go for politics for that,” former Islanders goalie Billy Smith said with a rueful grin. “You know what happens when you start talking politics.” But the byzantine nature ...
He became the fifth Islanders’ goalie to reach that milestone with the team after Billy Smith (674 games), Rick DiPietro (318 ...
Sorokin made 35 saves on 38 shots through regulation and overtime, stopping all three shootout attempts that came his way.
Sure, he’s a 20-year-old making his NHL debut just five games into his professional career and with his parents in the crowd ...
No one is passing Billy Smith's 680 appearances, or 642 starts, for that matter. Sorokin has a way to go to catch Smith in wins (304), too, trailing the Hockey Hall of Famer by 208, sitting with 96.