Artemi Panarin's huge night shows he's got Chicago fire CHICAGO – Whose idea was it for the Chicago hockey team to trade Artemi Panarin, anyway? Newsday · Dec 8, 2021
James Harden, Kevin Durant lead Nets on late comeback to beat Mavericks DALLAS — For three quarters, the Nets and especially stars Kevin Durant and James Harden struggled to put the ball in the basket against the Mavericks Tuesday night at American Airlines Center while trailing by as much as 17 points in the third period. But when crunch time arrived, so… Newsday · Dec 8, 2021
Islanders snap 11-game losing streak with win over Senators At long last, a victory. Newsday · Dec 8, 2021
Islanders lose in a shootout to Chicago, skid extends to 11 ELMONT, N.Y. — The Islanders will go an entire month without a victory. Newsday · Dec 6, 2021
Alexandar Georgiev helps Rangers beat Blackhawks for sixth straight win NEW YORK — The Rangers placed Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve on Saturday, meaning the star goalie will miss at least three games with a right leg injury. Newsday · Dec 5, 2021
Joe Manniello's Week 13 NFL picks Maybe it’s picks fatigue, or the fact I’ve had back-to-back losing weeks after boasting about a 10-win Week 10 (will you ever learn, Joe?), but I don’t have a great feel for this week’s slate of games. Sure, I like a few but a bunch could go either way. As… Newsday · Dec 3, 2021
Chris Kreider scores again as Rangers beat Flyers for fourth straight win A halt in the schedule wasn’t enough to stop the Rangers’ momentum Wednesday – not against the struggling Philadelphia Flyers, anyway – as the Blueshirts opened a three-game homestand at Madison Square Garden with a 4-1 victory. They've won fourth straight, and eight of nine. Newsday · Dec 2, 2021
Knicks' Alec Burks, bench provide spark in win over Hawks ATLANTA — The Knicks returned to State Farm Arena to face the Hawks for the first time in nearly six months after Atlanta spoiled their season in a one-sided playoff series that sent the Knicks into the offseason with an idea about improving their roster. Newsday · Nov 28, 2021
NHL postpones at least two Islanders games due to COVID-19 outbreak NEW YORK — The Islanders’ COVID-19 outbreak worsened again on Saturday and, as a result, the NHL announced it has postponed at least the team’s next two games. Newsday · Nov 27, 2021
Islanders suffer their eighth straight defeat, and fourth straight at UBS Arena, with loss to Penguins ELMONT, N.Y. — It didn’t matter the makeshift Islanders played a much better game with a hard-working effort. Their struggles to score continued, as did their losing streak. Newsday · Nov 27, 2021
With win over Bruins, Rangers looking like playoff contender BOSTON — Twenty games into the season, the Rangers look like a legitimate playoff contender. They earned their seventh victory in the last eight games on Friday, scoring four straight goals, including three in the third period, in a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden before a… Newsday · Nov 27, 2021
Joe Manniello's Week 12 NFL picks It’s Thanksgiving, and I can’t remember when an NFL season has felt this wide open approaching December. There’s no true Super Bowl favorite, with several contenders from each conference having a serious chance. That’s great for the sport and its fans, and it makes picking games even more interesting. Newsday · Nov 26, 2021
Chris Kreider scores two more as Rangers rough up Islanders ELMONT, N.Y. — With his team having won five of its previous six games, and entering Wednesday’s first meeting of the season against a severely-depleted Islanders team in brand new UBS Arena, Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was asked at the morning skate if he thought he would have to remind… Newsday · Nov 25, 2021
Newsday · Nov 25, 2021 Joe Manniello's Thanksgiving Day NFL picks This year’s Thanksgiving lineup isn’t the best crop of games, but every team enters off a loss, so that’s interesting. The storylines: Will Detroit finally have something to be thankful for? Can Dallas regroup after not scoring a TD? And who rights the ship: Buffalo or New Orleans?
Newsday · Nov 22, 2021 Islanders shut out by Maple Leafs at UBS Arena as slump continues ELMONT, N.Y. — The NHL standings don’t care about the Islanders’ depleted roster.
Newsday · Nov 22, 2021 Ryan Lindgren's goal with 0.4 seconds left is winner for Rangers Sometimes, you have to win ugly. Just get the two points, anyway you can.
Newsday · Nov 21, 2021 Islanders open UBS Arena with energy, but can't make comeback in loss to Flames ELMONT, N.Y. — The $1.1 billion UBS Arena delivered on its promise of being the state-of-the-art home the Islanders have long sought. That’s great for the franchise’s long-term outlook. Short term, things are a little murky as the team deals with a COVID-19 outbreak.
Newsday · Nov 19, 2021 Rangers edged by Maple Leafs as four-game winning streak ends TORONTO – The second meeting between the Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs found both teams in different (and better) spots than the first time the teams played, back on Oct. 18, in what was the fourth game of the season for the Rangers.
Newsday · Nov 19, 2021 Joe Manniello's Week 11 NFL picks Week 10 was, well, a 10 for your favorite NFL picks columnist, as my 10-4 record against the spread (ATS) was the first time I’ve hit double digits in wins since Week 1. If you’re picking every game every week, this is the time of year when you should have…
Newsday · Nov 18, 2021 James Harden, Kevin Durant lead way as Nets rebound with win over Cavaliers Before Wednesday night’s game, Nets head coach Steve Nash was asked about playing Kevin Durant and James Harden in the second game of a back-to-back.
Newsday · Nov 17, 2021 Chris Kreider scores 12th goal as Rangers beat Canadiens for fourth win in a row NEW YORK — In the days after they somehow stole a victory over the league-leading Florida Panthers on Nov. 8, the Rangers were all too willing to admit that they hadn’t played as well as their record at the time suggested.
Newsday · Nov 15, 2021 Chris Kreider's shootout goal gives Rangers their third straight win NEW YORK — Alexandar Georgiev made the save on Pavel Zacha and Chris Kreider scored on a backhand against substitute goalie Jonathan Bernier as the Rangers beat the Devils, 4-3 in a seven-round shootout Sunday at Madison Square Garden for their third straight win.
Newsday · Nov 14, 2021 Igor Shesterkin leaves with injury in Rangers' win over Blue Jackets COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Rangers have been dutiful in recent days, talking about how they appreciated their pretty record, but how they didn’t really deserve it, and how grateful they are to goaltender Igor Shesterkin for being the main reason they had a winning record in the first place.