New York Islanders News & Stories

The Elite Prospects scouting team breaks down the current Calder Trophy race.

Jimmy Hamrin takes a look at the top performing prospects in Sweden, led by Winnipeg Jets prospect Alfons Freij.

The NHL's top rookies are bringing the heat early this season. See who’s rising, slipping, and stealing the spotlight in Elite Prospects’ updated Calder Trophy power rankings.

Matthew Schaefer has been thriving in the NHL, despite his historically young age. Hadi Kalakeche breaks down what makes the New York Islanders' recent first-overall pick an exceptional defenceman.

David St-Louis ranks eleven of the NHL's top rookie defenders, evaluating how they have performed in the league so far this season.

Jacob Titus breaks down the world of goaltending in our latest stock watch.

In the first edition of the Calder Trophy Power Rankings for the 2025-26 NHL season, the Elite Prospects scouts put together a top-10 list of front runners to win Rookie of the Year.

It says something about just how astounding Connor McDavid’s first ten seasons in the NHL have been that a 122-point pace regular season followed by a run to the Cup...

Our scouts break down the prospect pool for the No. 2 ranked New York Islanders.

With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 100 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings.

It's not always fair to pick winners and losers on July 3, but there are some trends that just jump out at you.

Daniel Gee, David St-Louis, and Mitchell Brown break down how every team performed at the draft.

David St-Louis breaks down the film on the newest Montreal Canadiens defender.

Cam Robinson's annual bold predictions are back and spicier than ever!

Cam Robinson breaks down Matthew Schaefer's impressive game and highlights what makes him the top prospect in the 2025 class.

Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?

Cam Robinson shares his final thoughts, predictions, and emotions from the NHL Draft Combine. Complete with quotes from scouts and executives

Five teams are currently on the lookout for a new coach. Who will they target, and will any other teams join them?

After breaking down the top-100 under-23 players on the planet, it's time to look at which NHL teams have the best crops of talent in that demographic.

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

What to expect from Logan Stankoven in Carolina, Calum Ritchie with the Islanders, and more.

With the NHL trade deadline less than a month away, Cam Robinson provides his top trade targets with sourced intel on expected returns and potential fits.

Who are the top 10 rookies from the first half of the season?

Michael Clifford shines some light on some of the good and bad aspects of this year's rookie class.

To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.

I'm in Thinking-of-Guys mode.

The Rangers' problems are self-inflicted and maybe not fixable.

Michael Clifford is celebrating American Thanksgiving by outlining a handful of players set to rebound or decline as we move past the quarter mark of the season.

Elite Prospects' first Calder Power Ranking is here, and just in time for the what looks like the most competitive race in years.

Michael Clifford provides five turnaround options for your fantasy squad.

Michael Clifford looks at some of the unexpected developments from training camp and how they could help your fantasy hockey team.

The preseason is here and it's time to decipher line combinations. Michael Clifford has the scoop on who's trending in the proper direction.

Jesse Pulkkinen, Carter Sotheran, Noel Fransén, Hoyt Stanley, Anton Johansson, and Tyler Thorpe highlight the list of players who could ascend to top prospect status in the 2024-25 season.

Cole Eiserman, Eduard Šalé, Charlie Stramel, Gleb Trikozov, Filip Meśár, and Felix Nilsson highlight our list of prospects with the most to prove in the 2024-25 season.

Sean Shapiro ranks the long-term outlook in-goal for all 32 NHL franchises.

Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goalies going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

JFresh ranks the 20 best defencemen going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

JFresh ranks the 20 best centres going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

David St-Louis takes you through the New York Islanders' 24th-ranked system with scouting reports and tools grades on its 14 best players.

The former first-round pick last played an NHL game in 2019. But he's working on reviving his North American career in Florida, while also focusing on some other key facets away from the rink.

The New York Islanders didn't seem like a playoff team coming into this season and it's hard to imagine a scenario where they do next year... but they often find a way.

Sean Shapiro brings you his observations from the NHL playoffs including the Carolina Hurricanes relentless pursuit of taking chunks out of opponents.

Ranking the 16 teams in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs according to how cool it would be if they won the Stanley Cup.

The tale of the tape for the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Strap yourself in, this Eastern Conference playoff race is about to get really, really fun.

Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL in his weekly column, focusing particularly on how and when the NHL will go to 33 or even 34 teams.

Cam Robinson brings you another round of waiver wire targets as we head deeper into the Fantasy Hockey postseason.

Sean Shapiro and David St-Louis look at the Islanders coaching situation and what is actually happening on the ice since Patrick Roy took over.

Cam Robinson returns for another rousing round of mining the waiver wire. He does the digging so you can unearth the gems.

Michael Clifford identifies a handful of players who could be sneaky good additions to your fantasy squad down the stretch

J.D. Burke's NCAA Stock Watch is led by Frank Nazar, Ryan Healey, Owen McLaughlin, Tom Willander, and Sean Behrens

The New York Islanders still may be able to salvage this season, but even with a new coach in tow, it's hard to imagine them squeezing anymore out of this roster.

Michael Clifford checks in on some forwards who have accelerated their games in a hurry this season. Is it sustainable?

It was a tremendous first month to the 2023-24 season for the New York Islanders defenceman. Noah Dobson, managing three goals and 10 points in 10 games while averaging 2.6 shots and...

Who needs bold predictions? Sean Shapiro brings you the boring ones that will actually happen this season.

There were two defining traits to Mathew Barzal’s 85-point rookie season with the New York Islanders. The first was great offensive chemistry with Jordan Eberle. That duo pushed the pace...

High-end offensive defencemen are in abundance in the Metro Division. The New Jersey Devils’ Dougie Hamilton was a top fantasy blueliner for the second time in three seasons, the New...

In the first two parts of this series, we explored 10 prospects from the EP Rinkside top 51-100 affiliated prospects. Those players primarily featured towards the end of that list,...

JFresh continues his look at the NHL's top players by looking at the centres.

Sean Shapiro looks at storylines for the Metro Division in 2023-24 that he'll be following.

JFresh looks at one player that can make or break each team in the NHL during the 2023-24 season.

Lassi Alanen takes you through the New York Islanders' 30th-ranked system, with a ranking of their best prospects, complete with scouting reports and tools grades.

The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL prospect ranking countdown begins with a look at the 100th to 51st-best skater prospects.

JFresh looks at the best and worst scenarios for cap space.

It would take a hell of a single-season performance for awards voters to give a goalie the MVP any time soon.

Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at how each round 1 series played out in the East, and what the winning team specifically did to beat their opponent.

Were the New York Islanders good? No. Will they be good next year? Well, probably not.

Too many overtime games! Please stop that!

Dimitri Filipovic highlights one key trend, matchup, or X-factor to keep an eye out for in every first-round series this postseason, starting with EDM-LA, CAR-NYI, DAL-MIN, and BOS-FLA.

JFresh previews the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs.

These are my takes and I have said them.

The East Wild Card race is still hot, and kinda bad.

The OHL Stock Watch returns, breaking down the recent play of Matthew Maggio, Nick Lardis, Quentin Musty, Shane Wright, and Ethan Miedema.

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson brings a scouting report on all of the top prospects dealt at the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

The forward is set to be a UFA this summer

Someone's going home disappointed.

Will we start getting more trades in the next week or two? I don't know. I doubt it!

As the NHL returns to something resembling its normal schedule, there's suddenly plenty to talk about.

The New York Islanders and Bo Horvat have come to terms on an eight-year contract extension.

Associate editor Sean Shapiro looks at the All-Star Skills event and how it connected to now former teammates and also disconnected with everyone else.

The USHL Stock Watch zeroes in on Quinn Finley, Daimon Gardner, Aram Minnetian, William Whitelaw, Oliver Moore, and Michael Hrabal.

Dimitri Filipovic picks out eight Eastern Conference nuggets heading into the All-Star break.

Ryan Lambert grades every trade between now and the March 3 deadline.

David St-Louis takes a look at the film for the prospect heading back in the Bo Horvat trade.

Dimitri Filipovic breaks down the Bo Horvat trade, looking at the return the Canucks were able to get for him, and the impact he could have on the Islanders.

The Vancouver Cancuks have dealt captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Anthony Beauivillier, Aatu Räty, and 2023 first-round pick.

Ryan Lambert looks at who's out there making a case for more money, a playoff appearance, and NHL history in this week's 3 Stars.

With the World Junior Championships behind us, it's time to mock up the first 16 picks for the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville.

It's Monday, get those shovels ready, because we are gonna dig in.

Plus Top power-play merry-go-round, Shane Wright's usage, Connor Bedard making history & More

It took time for the game to catch up, but when it did Toews was ready.

The latest edition of the Robinson Fantasy Rundown zeroes in on slumping stars and players with unsustainable percentages, offering insight into how to handle these players.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the No. 23-ranked New York Islanders prospect pool.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis highlights one prospect from each of the NHL's 32 teams and tells you why they're the one to follow at their team's training camp.

J.D. Burke previews this year's prospect pool rankings series with links to each one as their corresponding writeup is published.

EP Rinkside lead scout David St-Louis starts our countdown of the top 100 affiliated prospects with a look at the players ranked 100-51 for this year's series.