There is plenty of blame to go around for the Islanders’ struggles this season, but the star players’ struggles is a big reason for their poor play.

The New York Islanders (14-18-7) have sat in the NHL’s mushy middle for the last three seasons. That trend has continued into this year for a fourth straight season.

On Thursday's loss to Toronto, Anders Lee had this to say: "We created chances. We didn't score on them. That was the difference."

The New York Islanders eagerly anticipated the return of stat forward Mathew Barzal. An upper-body injury kept the 27-year-old out of action for over a month, a

Barzal provided an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Maple Leafs. Barzal now has three points and a plus-1 rating over seven contests since he returned from an upper-body injury. He hasn't gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive games this season,

At first glance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the goal Mathew Barzal scored in Toronto Saturday night. There were two minutes and 20 seconds remaining and the Islanders were protecting their two-goal advantage against a Maple Leafs squad that was both desperate and aggressive.

Bobby McMann scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play with 2:59 left in regulation, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.

The New York Islanders (14-18-7) woke up in 28th place in the NHL this morning. If the NHL held the 2025 Draft Lottery today, the Islanders would hold the fifth overall pick and, therefore, have a serious chance of winning that lottery to draft James Hagens.

We now have confirmation on what Maple Leafs defenceman spit out of his mouth after taking a puck to the face during a recent game against the New York Islanders.

Roy shuffled his lines at Saturday's practice, notably putting Brock Nelson on a line with Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. Nelson and Barzal have played 255:15 together at five-on-five since the start of the 2022-23 season, but have played just shy of 400 minutes together on the power play over that same span, so there is some familiarity. Nelson

The Maple Leafs goalie threw up a wall and, man, that third line came through again. Our takeaways from the Leafs’ 2-1 win in New York over the Islanders on Thursday, Toronto’s fourth road win in a row and ninth of 2024-25: BRICK BY BRICK The Islanders got an idea of what was in store when Joseph Woll made a fine glove save on Anders Lee before four minutes had ticked off the clock in the first period UBS Arena.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Bobby McMann scored two goals, including the game-winner with 2:59 left in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 at UBS Arena on Thursday.