For historical comparison, the 1979-80 Kings currently have the all-time worst penalty-kill percentage at 68.2, with NHL records available on the statistic since 1977-78. Remember, the Islanders brought in assistant coach Tommy Albelin to revamp and revitalize the penalty kill with an aggressive flush system this season.
The New York Islanders currently sit at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and have won just 14 of 38 games to begin the 2024-25 season.
However, that was later taken away.Up NextPenguins and Islanders complete ... and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York, which had lost three of four.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two ... 114 assists). Islanders: New York's penalty kill was 3 for 4 after coming in a league ...
The New York Islanders closed out the 2024 portion of the season with a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on New Year's Eve. They were without Simon Holmstrom for the first time this season, as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
It's the holiday break, and the Islanders are stuck at the bottom of the Metro and have given us some lessons about who they are.
Michael Bunting (PPG), Noel Accari and Rickard Rakell scored for the Penguins, who cut an Islanders 4-1 lead to 4-3 at the end of the second to give the Isles a bit of a scare before New York pulled away in the third.
The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored two goals, and the New York Islanders won 6-3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at UBS Arena on Saturday.
Romanov produced an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.
By trading Nelson and Palmieri, the Islanders would finally acknowledge that this core no longer has what it takes to contend.