No NHL team is playing better right now than the surging New York Islanders, who will hunt for their seventh straight win when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

On Friday, the New York Islanders claimed defenseman Adam Boqvist off waivers from the Florida Panthers. The Islanders have been adding to their blue line after their past week.

Here are five key EDGE stats for the Islanders entering the stretch run of the season: ...

As the NHL season progresses, two unexpected contenders have emerged in the Eastern Conference playoff race: the New York ...

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Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Simon Holmstrom broke a scoreless tie with a goal midway ...

The tremors from the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster were still echoing around the league when another bomb dropped in Vancouver ...

The win allowed the Islanders to leapfrog the Flyers and Rangers into fifth place in the Metropolitan Division.

Will he re-sign in Carolina after this season -- and if not, where else? And what will other contenders do to keep pace ahead ...

For one, you have the money part of it all. Collectively, Necas and Drury are making $8.225 million against the salary cap ...

The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.

Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender ...