Pelech notched an assist, two hits and three blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sharks. Pelech ended a five-game slump with the helper on a Brock Nelson tally in the second period. For the season,

Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech talk about their “obsessive” chess “addiction” as classic board game grows in Isles room

Sorokin's 29 saves led the Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Flyers. The New York Islanders picked up a key 3-1 Metropolitan Division victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Friday night. Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and Bo Horvat had the game-winning goal while Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of 30 shots for his 15th win of the season.

The Islanders have won eight straight Saturday games (six at home and two on the road). The Isles are 14-13-3 in their last 30 games (8-0-0 on Saturday; 6-13-3 on other days). Ten of their last fourteen wins have come on Saturday or Sunday.

On Friday, the NHL revealed the New York Islanders’ quarter-century team. The first team sees a few players from the active roster, including a couple of former names.

On a night that featured three new-team debuts, including Taylor Hall, Mikko Rantanen and Tony DeAngelo, the New York Islanders found a way to come back and defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Brock Nelson.

Brock Nelson’s overtime goal propelled the Islanders to a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes that extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.

The two new defensemen seem to fit in like a glove in a very small sample size. Their ability to see the ice and help the transition games by skating with the puck or moving the puck up the ice with stretch passes fits head coach Patrick Roy 's M.O. to a tee. Both can play quarterback on the power play, a skill the Islanders desperately need.

Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves, and Simon Holmstrom scored a goal and added two assists as the Isles used their biggest third period outburst since March 2023 to earn a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche before a crowd of 15,735 at UBS Arena.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

Isles finish homestand with a record of 5-2-0, winning five straight games and lifting their overall record to two games over NHL-.500 for the first time all season