Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin both hold plenty of name value, but their performances have not been up to snuff of late. Our NHL betting picks expect J.T. Miller to be one of many forwards getting in on the scoring as the game goes Over the total.

Skarek stopped all seven shots he faced in relief during Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers. Skarek looked solid between the pipes in the third period after replacing Ilya Sorokin, who allowed five goals on 11 shots before being replaced at the start of the third period.

Noah Dobson (lower body) hit the ice before the Islanders practice on Wednesday, helping warm up Ilya Sorokin and Jakub Skarek with some of his teammates. While not an official return to practice, it marked Dobson's first skate with non-injured teammates since suffering his lower-body injury on Jan.

The Islanders are seven points from a playoff spot. They are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With 25 games to go and an increasing number of points and teams to overcome, that is all the discussion one needs to have.

Since Saturday’s shocking 8–2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers have posted back-to-back wins, and now sit just two points out of a playoff spot. Sunday’s 5-3 squeaker against the lowly Pittsburgh Penguins was hardly inspiring,

Jonny Brodzinski notched two goals and an assist in leading the Rangers to a 5-1 stomping over the Islanders on Tuesday night at UBS Arena.

Jason Robertson’s third career hat trick lifted the Dallas Stars past the New York Islanders 4-3 for their third straight victory.

It only made sense that in a crossroads game the New York Islanders would skate against their cross-town rival New York Rangers.

The New York Islanders lost some ground in the playoff race on Tuesday night, falling 5-1 to the New York Rangers at UBS Arena.