Ryan Pulock Has Long Night In Loss To New Jersey

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock had five shots on goal as the Islanders went down to New Jersey 4-0 on Thursday. The crazy thing is that Pulock had so many opportunities in this game that he did not take. This feels like a recurring pattern for the Islanders blue-liner. When there is less pressure, […]

Kyle Palmieri Does Everything But Score In Loss

New York Islanders right-winger Kyle Palmieri did everything but score again on Thursday night. The 4-0 defeat saw Palmieri generate four scoring chances and four shots on goal. Palmieri was also on the ice for three of New Jersey's four goals on the night. It was just another one of those nights. This just seems […]

Ilya Sorokin Allows Four Goals To New Jersey

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. It was a rough night for Sorokin who turned away at least 8-10 very good scoring chances. The Islanders were unusually off defensively as New Jersey was able to push the pace enough to […]

Semyon Varlamov Makes Season Debut On Sunday

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov will finally get his first start of the season on Sunday against Minnesota. The 33-year-old started the campaign with an undisclosed injury and has been forced to patiently wait for his chance to play, while Ilya Sorokin has crushed it with a 5-2-2 record and three shutouts. Varlamov had […]

Anders Lee Nets A Game-Winner On Saturday

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee produced the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-0 triumph over Winnipeg, starting the scoring with 3:12 played in the opening frame. Brock Nelson finished things off early in the third. Lee was plus-one for the night and recorded four shots with one hit in 15:46 on the ice. The […]

Ilya Sorokin Shuts Out Winnipeg With 24 Saves

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin collected his third shutout of the season in Saturday's 2-0 road win at Winnipeg, stopping 24 pucks. Only Calgary's Jacob Markstrom (4) has posted more shutouts this season. Sorokin improved to 5-2-2 on Saturday, and he now carries a 1.98 goals-against average with a .939 save percentage. He's made […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/07): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Brandon and I write both “The First-Serve” and “The Kick-Off” for Tennis and Soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]

Ilya Sorokin Continues To Start For The Islanders

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin will once again be the starter between the pipes for Saturday's visit to Winnipeg. Semyon Varlamov has declared himself healthy and ready to play, but head coach Barry Trotz continues to ride Sorokin, who's so far guarded the cage every game this season. Varlamov started the season with an […]

Anthony Beauvillier Records Three Helpers Thursday Night

New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier delivered three assists in Thursday's easy 6-2 road win at Montreal, adding five shots to his line in 15:23 of ice time. His assists helped Brock Nelson to his third career hat trick. Beauvillier has slowly started to build momentum as the line with him, Nelson and Kyle […]

Brock Nelson Scores Career-High Four Goals Against Montreal

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson had a dream night against Montreal on Thursday, scoring a career-high four goals in a 6-2 win. He finished off a hat trick 15:23 into the second period and managed to add one more late in the game with the Canadiens net empty. Nelson also led all skaters with […]

Josh Bailey Extends Point Streak With An Assist

New York Islanders winger Josh Bailey picked up a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Nashville, extending his point streak to three games. He combined with Mathew Barzal to set up Anthony Beauvillier for the opening goal of the game 14:46 into the first period. Oliver Wahlstrom also produced a power-play goal in […]

Sebastian Aho Leads By Example As Carolina Wins Again

Carolina Hurricanes centerman Sebastian Aho found his way into the box score again with a goal and assist in the 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. The leader of the Hurricanes played a bit less than 18 minutes as Rod Brind'amour rested the star center during the third period a bit. Aho […]

OwnersBox Week 4 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into November for Week 4 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And the big […]

Josh Bailey Serves Up Goal, Assist In New York Victory

New York Islanders right wing Josh Bailey just needed a little kick in the rear as the forward enjoyed a nice weekend, issuing notice that the winger is indeed back. His goal and assist came on one shot and three scoring chances. Furthermore, the winger is now up to four points on the young season […]

Mathew Barzal Scores Goal In Islanders Win

New York Islanders centerman Mathew Barzal had a long night playing mostly on the defensive side, but he still managed four shots on goal and three scoring chances. It was one of those chances that led to a goal. Barzal converted a Josh Bailey feed to make it 2-0 New York. That was more than […]

Ilya Sorokin Shuts Out Vegas Golden Knights

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin shut out the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. He accomplished something rather rare, too. The Russian goalie gave up zero goals over the weekend. He also went from below .500 to above .500 in two days. Sorokin made a whopping 42 saves versus Vegas. It was the second […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/24): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Brandon and I write both “The First-Serve” and “The Kick-Off” for Tennis and Soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]

Cal Clutterbuck Nets Game Winning Goal in Islanders' Victory

Cal Clutterbuck scored some kind of goal for the first tally of the night in Arizona. The winger got eight hits in all on the night as he constantly punished the Arizona Coyotes all game long. Clutterbuck played less than 14 minutes yet still carried an immense impact on the game, Saturday night. Besides the […]

Brock Nelson's Two Points Keys New York Islanders' Win

Brock Nelson got a bit of a break on Saturday when he was paired with Kyle Palmieri. The result was three shots on goal, three scoring chances, a goal, and an assist. That helped the New York Islanders stay ahead of the Arizona Coyotes. The center played 17:53 on Saturday but only eight seconds total […]

Ilya Sorokin Shuts Out Arizona Coyotes Saturday Night

Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 shots in all on Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes. The New York Islanders' goaltender nabbed his first shutout of the season. His numbers in the last three games have been excellent. Those statistics include a 1.32 goals-against-average, a .959 save percentage, and a 2-0-1 record. The injury to Semyon Varlamov […]

Josh Bailey Gets Promoted to Islanders' Top Line Saturday Night

Josh Bailey was slotted into the top line on Saturday night ahead of their game against the Arizona Coyotes. Bailey will be playing once again with Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. The right-winger has struggled mightily with just one assist in four games. Worse, he has just three shots on four attempts despite playing over […]

Kyle Palmieri Dropped to New York Second Line Saturday

Kyle Palmieri wound up being dropped to a line with Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson on Saturday night. The right-winger has struggled a bit with just two assists on the season and 11 shots on goal. Barry Trotz is looking for a spark as he continues to tinker with his lines to boost production. The […]

Ilya Sorokin Again Starts With Semyon Varlamov Still Unavailable

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin will continue in the crease on Saturday against Arizona, with Semyon Varlamov (undisclosed) still not ready to make his season debut. The veteran netminder has been ruled out for at least two more games, meaning that Sorokin might also start on Sunday versus Vegas. He's currently backed up by […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/23): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number two! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Sebastian Aho Helps Carolina Knock Off Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho netted two goals and added an assist Thursday against Montreal. Carolina came up on top of the Canadiens in a 4-1 win. The Hurricanes are off to a hot start sporting a record of 3-0-0 early in the season. Aho deserves credit for some of his team's success, as the […]

Mathew Barzal Has Nine Shots And A Goal Thursday Night

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal recorded a game-high nine shots and had his second goal of the campaign in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Columbus. He saved a point for the side with Matt Martin and Noah Dobson getting the assists 5:03 into the third period. Barzal led the team in ice time in […]

Anders Lee In, Jean-Gabriel Pageau Out On Thursday

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee will get back into the lineup for Thursday's clash with Columbus, but center Jean-Gabriel Pageau won't be available. Lee sat out Tuesday's 4-1 victory over Chicago with a stomach bug. Pageau has now picked up a non-COVID related illness himself. It looks like Zach Parise is set to […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Mark and while I write mostly Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Football content on the site, I also play a lot of NHL DFS. NHL DFS is very similar to MLB DFS and it's a fun way to spend the fall and winter […]

Oliver Wahlstrom Records Two Goals In Islanders Win

New York Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom contributed two goals in a 4-1 defeat of the Chicago Blackhawks. Both of his tallies came in the third period. Wahlstrom now has three goals in three Islanders contests. So far, he has been playing on the Islander's third line with former Minnesota Wild Zach Parise and centerman Jean-Gabriel […]

Kyle Palmieri Produces Two Assists

New York Islanders winger Kyle Palmieri started the season with two assists in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Carolina. The Islanders top line, which also includes Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal, had a very productive night as they combined for four points. Palmieri led the team with four shots and also picked up one block and […]