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Céline Dion stuns NHL Draft by announcing Canadiens pick: 'Most dramatic draft announcement'

Many NHL teams upped the ante on Friday night during the draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

Islanders win OT thriller but key star's injury hangs over team

Two points was the first and foremost priority for the Islanders on Thursday, and they checked that box.

Rangers ride power play to franchise record-tying win

For a third straight game, Chris Kreider and the rest of the top man-advantage unit produced a crucial goal in the third period to help the Rangers.

Islanders ready to face hardest part of schedule as playoff push intensifies

Last week, for the Islanders, was the easy part.

Five-time Stanley Cup champ, former Rangers coach dead at 91

Talbot was the Rangers head coach for the 1977-78 season.

Chris Kreider's hat trick propels Rangers to sixth straight win after losing Blake Wheeler to injury

Chris Krieder scored a hat trick and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves to lead the Rangers to a 7-4 win over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Lou Lamoriello was perfect person to bring back Patrick Roy

Patrick Roy did not have to talk about the “magnitude of me,” to borrow a phrase from Reggie Jackson of 1978 vintage.

Canadiens forward suspended five games for nasty hit on Isles defenseman

Brendan Gallagher received a five-game suspension for the hit, which saw him accrue a five-minute major and ejection Thursday.

Canadiens forward levels Islanders defenseman with 'inexcusable' hit

Brendan Gallagher’s hit on Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech was so vicious that P.K. Subban is calling on the Canadiens forward to be suspended. 

Patrick Roy touched by Canadiens’ pregame gesture: 'I’m thankful'

No one told Patrick Roy what was coming during the national anthem on Thursday.

Islanders' furious rally falls short in Patrick Roy's Montreal homecoming

By the end of the night, some of the focus was indeed on the Islanders — but if that was a victory for Roy, it was certainly pyrrhic. 

Patrick Roy avoids the fanfare in Montreal return

Head coach of the Islanders for less than a week, Patrick Roy might as well have been the president in Montreal.

Veteran winger set to return to Islanders' lineup after injury

Pierre Engvall will be back in the Islanders’ lineup on Thursday for the first time in 10 days and the first time under Patrick Roy.

What Patrick Roy is saying about his big return to Montreal with Islanders

The Islanders were on the ice Wednesday so that they could avoid being on the ice Thursday morning, because Patrick Roy knows what awaits him.

Best bet in the NHL on Wednesday

Why we're betting on the underdog in Flyers-Canadiens.

Peter Laviolette gaining confidence in this Ranger for shootouts 'Done a good job'

The Rangers are now 1-2 in games that require a skills competition — er, shootout — to decide the winner after Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens in...

Rangers' furious rally falls short in shootout loss to Canadiens

Nearly half the game had gone by before the Rangers found their own game Saturday night. But the Blueshirts couldn't close the deal.

Undersized NHL prospect convincingly takes down Swedish foe in US World Juniors win

Team USA won the gold -- and the fight.

Struggling Islander finding himself scratched more often than not

Nearly 40 years ago, it was Lane Lambert trying to work his way back into an NHL lineup after becoming a healthy scratch. 

Islanders' furious comeback falls short in loss to Canadiens

Even when the Islanders look well on their way to getting blown out, they are not a team that goes quietly.