Brock Nelson is not one to beat himself up, even amid an ever-lengthening scoring drought

The Islanders might have liked how they played in the trio of losses that led into Sunday’s win against the Bruins, but there was one noticeable shift in strategy that helped lead to the 5-4 overtime win in Boston. 

It’s been a long time since the Islanders prospect pool looked as good as it does right now. 

He admitted that it was “really healthy” for him to get a fresh start with the Bruins after things appeared to be headed nowhere with the Islanders.

Lately, it seems as though the Islanders are able to do this every three or four games.

Anders Lee wasn’t so upset that his apparent game-tying goal was disallowed at the end of the Islanders’ loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Public Enemy No. 2 on Thursday night for the Islanders was Max Domi.

This is where the situation in which the Islanders got themselves during Anthony Duclair’s (and Mat Barzal’s) absence gets them into trouble. 

Nearly a year into his tenure as head coach, one thing is certain: this is who Patrick Roy is, for better or worse.

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.

At the end of 2024, the Islanders got further away from playing playoff games in 2025.

The Swede has been one of the bright spots in a generally dreary season for the Islanders, already just three points behind the 25 he had last season through half as many games.

If the Islanders were run by a GM without a 40-year history of always staying in the fight, they would be on a trajectory to sell at the deadline.

It had been nearly four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warmups.

Certainly it did not cross anybody’s mind that the Islanders would somehow get even worse at four-on-five.

A 14-16-7 record after 37 games is, indeed, hard to take all that seriously as a contender.

After Maxim Tsyplakov took a second penalty in the second period of Saturday’s 6-3 Islanders win over the Penguins, Patrick Roy’s patience ran out.

The Islanders at least ensured that they will keep on hanging around in this race with a 6-3 win over the Penguins in the home leg of the back-to-back.

We are going by the time-honored tradition of school breaks and handing out report cards.

Pairing Bo Horvat with Maxim Tsyplakov has coincided with No. 14’s breakout, with Islanders coach Patrick Roy first trying the combination on Dec. 7.