Olympic break roster freeze sidelines top prospects Shabanov and Ritchie from Bridgeport, despite waiver eligibility.

The New York Islanders (31-21-5, 67 points) look to complete a four-game sweep of the New Jersey Devils (28-26-2, 58 points) when the teams meet on Thursday night at the Prudential Center before the NHL’s Olympic break begins.

Carson Soucy scored against the team that traded him 72 hours earlier, Matthew Schaefer got the 14th goal of his stellar rookie year and the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.

Foudy scored three goals in AHL Bridgeport's 5-1 win over Lehigh Valley on Saturday. Foudy recorded a 10-game point streak from Jan. 10 to Feb. 1. He then went two contests without a point before erupting for the hat trick Saturday. He's been a steady scorer so far with 17 goals and 10 assists over 34 appearances in his second year with Bridgeport.

The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from perhaps their worst outing of the season 24 hours earlier to dictate play on Long Island most of the evening, only to stumble in a 5-4 overtime loss against the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday.

The Islanders played a terrific six minutes on Saturday night. Unfortunately for them, there were 54 minutes left after that. And for all of Ilya Sorokin’s heroics in net, the Islanders’ netminder couldn’t overcome the team in front of him on Saturday night at UBS Arena,

The New York Islanders fell to the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Monday night at Capital One Arena.

There are seven NHL games on the docket tonight ahead of the Olympic break. The Canadiens and Blue Jackets won easily, and the Battle of Alberta went over the t

So good you see Islanders jackets and ski caps abounding now, and not just in the usual strongholds like Hicksville and Huntington and