Brad Boyes

The Islanders won't head for their offseason destinations until Tuesday. How much longer it takes to shake off Saturday night's 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins that eliminated the Islanders in six games is as yet unknown. "From being in the AHL...

The Sports Xchange Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT) By Jerry Beach UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated the New York Islanders with a 4-3 win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference...

The Penguins made their bold move in goal and it paid off, with Tomas Vokoun tossing a 31-save shutout in Game 5 Thursday. The Islanders, pushed to the brink of elimination with the 4-0 loss, may have a goaltending decision of their own to consider...

Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Senators past the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at Ottawa to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night. Turris' shot from the sideboards sneaked past Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj, who...

The Penguins have made as radical a switch as they can for Game 5 Thursday night, replacing goalie Marc-Andre Fleury with Islanders nemesis Tomas Vokoun in an effort to finally take control of the series. The Islanders' response was a vow to not change...

It's still early, so the mostly humble beginnings of traditional playoff beards on the faces of the Islanders is a good enough start. At least they're in the playoffs after five clean-shaven offseasons, and now the goal is to wind up looking like a...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 9:49 left, and the New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night with a wild 6-4 victory.   Only the final lead was safe in Game 4.   Tavares...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after an absence of 13 games due to a...

The Sports Xchange By Vince Comunale, The Sports Xchange Islanders 4, Penguins 3 PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday's game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story surrounding this game was...

Islanders spoil Crosby's two-goal return PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered Friday night's NHL playoff game looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders, but the bigger story was the return of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby....

Wasn’t it just yesterday that the Kings were hoisting the Stanley Cup? Time flies when you follow a tedious, spirit-sapping lockout with a 48-game season that was crammed into 100 calendar days. The Kings will try to become the first team to win...

Brad Boyes, much like the New York Islanders club he plays for, has spent this NHL season trying to prove the doubters wrong. The Islanders, which snapped a stretch of five straight non-playoff seasons, were an afterthought in recent years while playing...