Islanders' Saturday game vs. Kraken game postponed by winter storm NEW YORK — The Islanders and expansion Seattle Kraken are just having a hard time getting their scheduled games played. Newsday · Jan 29, 2022
Adam Fox leaves with injury in Rangers' loss to Blue Jackets COLUMBUS, Ohio — Everything has gone the Rangers’ way this season up until this point. But all it takes is one instant for things to change and the Blueshirts will be hoping that moment didn’t happen Thursday in Nationwide Arena. Newsday · Jan 28, 2022
Islanders' offense, goaltending come up short in loss to Kings First, the obligatory give-credit-where-credit’s-due: The Kings played a solid game and made things difficult in their own zone. Newsday · Jan 28, 2022
Joe Manniello's NFL conference championship picks What will the NFL do for an encore after one of the most memorable divisional weekends in history? It can’t be topped, but there should be enough excitement as we find out who will be playing in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13. If Kansas City wins, we’re guaranteed an… Newsday · Jan 28, 2022
Nets start strong without Big 3, but lose to Nuggets NEW YORK — Give the Nets this — it was closer than most people thought it would be. Newsday · Jan 27, 2022
Rangers top Kings on Adam Fox's shootout clincher Missing a couple pieces from his lineup for Monday’s game at the Garden against the L.A. Kings, Rangers coach Gerard Gallant did some shuffling of his lines that included putting his three highest-scoring forwards on the same unit. Newsday · Jan 25, 2022
Knicks rally but fall short in loss to Cavaliers The Knicks had, as they predicted, shrugged off the daunting task in front of them, on the road on the second night of a back-to-back. And they had added to the degree of difficulty, spotting the Cleveland Cavaliers a 15-point lead in the second half. Newsday · Jan 25, 2022
Islanders can't keep up, fall to Maple Leafs ELMONT, N.Y. — The Islanders were too often a step behind on Saturday. Newsday · Jan 23, 2022
Chris Kreider's fifth career hat trick rallies Rangers past Coyotes NEW YORK — It would be difficult to imagine a poorer start for the Rangers against one of the worst teams in the NHL than the one they endured at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Newsday · Jan 23, 2022
Islanders shut out Coyotes for third straight win at their new home ELMONT, N.Y. — The Islanders are settling into a rhythm of playing consistently, playing frequently at home. And winning. Newsday · Jan 22, 2022
Joe Manniello's NFL divisional round playoff picks Wild-card weekend didn’t produce much excitement, but the divisional round looks as if it will. Bengals-Titans is the lone game that isn’t a rematch from earlier in the season. With all four games having point spreads of under a touchdown, expect close, interesting matchups. From 14 to eight, who will… Newsday · Jan 21, 2022
Rangers rally with five unanswered goals to beat Maple Leafs NEW YORK — Back home at Madison Square Garden for the first time in two weeks, and fully healthy for the first time in a month, the Rangers understood they were in for a major challenge against the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday. Newsday · Jan 20, 2022
Islanders top Flyers on Oliver Wahlstrom's shootout goal PHILADELPHIA — The first 65 minutes weren’t the cleanest for the Islanders and the subsequent nine-round shootout could go down as one of the worst in NHL history. Newsday · Jan 19, 2022
Ilya Sorokin the difference in Islanders' win over Flyers Perhaps at times the Islanders weren’t as disciplined or defensively sound as they’d like it to be. It didn’t matter. They had Ilya Sorokin. Newsday · Jan 18, 2022
Newsday · Jan 16, 2022 Rangers rally in third to beat Flyers, finish 3-2 on long trip PHILADELPHIA — The way things have been going for the Rangers this season — and for the struggling Philadelphia Flyers — it almost had to end exactly as it did, with the Rangers finding a way to win, and the Flyers finding a way to lose.
Newsday · Jan 16, 2022 Islanders can't put puck on net in loss to Capitals ELMONT, N.Y. — Breakout passes from the defensive zone and navigating the neutral zone were both issues for the Islanders. But it was what happened once they did enter the offensive zone that was more noticeable.
Newsday · Jan 14, 2022 Shorthanded Nets lose by 21 at home to Thunder It was James Harden and a shorthanded supporting cast against the world Thursday night at Barclays Center, and that simply wasn’t good enough as the Nets suffered a 130-109 loss to the Thunder. The loss dropped the Nets’ home record to 11-11 and left them at 26-15 at the halfway…
Newsday · Jan 14, 2022 Islanders beat Devils in first game in 12 days The Islanders got back to hockey on Thursday night. And winning.
Newsday · Jan 14, 2022 Joe Manniello's NFL wild-card round playoff picks Newsday's Joe Manniello makes his NFL picks for wild-card weekend:
Newsday · Jan 13, 2022 Julius Randle back in fans' good graces in Knicks' win over Mavericks NEW YORK — Late in the first half Wednesday night, Julius Randle took Maxi Kleber to the rim and scored, drawing a foul on the play and perhaps more important than the points, he wandered to the baseline, high-fiving a courtside fan. About a minute later a lone MVP chant…
Newsday · Jan 9, 2022 Jarred Tinordi's third-period goal lifts Rangers past Ducks ANAHEIM, Calif. – The New York Rangers didn’t sign Jarred Tinordi to score goals.
Newsday · Jan 7, 2022 Shorthanded Rangers play sloppy in loss to Golden Knights LAS VEGAS — Already playing without their best offensive player in Artemi Panarin, who missed his third straight game while in COVID-19 protocol, the New York Rangers were dealt another major blow moments before Thursday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights as the team announced that No. 1 goaltender…
Newsday · Jan 7, 2022 Joe Manniello's Week 18 NFL picks Week 18 presents a big challenge. Unlike past Week 17s, there aren’t as many playoff-implication games, but still plenty of, "Who’s resting? Who’s playing? And for how long?" questions. With so much uncertainty, the smart play is to just focus on one or two games where the playing field is…
Newsday · Jan 4, 2022 Nets outrebounded by Grizzlies, outplayed by Ja Morant The Nets are ready, so ready, for Kyrie Irving’s return.
Newsday · Jan 4, 2022 Streaking Rangers roll past Oilers, 4-1 NEW YORK — First, the Rangers swept a New Year’s weekend home-and-home series against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.