Along with “Thrill of Defeat” host and Pittsburgh guy Dan Hopper, we remember Dick Tarnstrom, who turned getting waived by the Islanders into a starring role on some bad transitional Penguins teams. While the Penguins have had some all time great players in their history,

Islanders statistician Eric Hornick breaks down the Islanders 5-4 OT win over the Penguins Bo Horvat scored twice, including the winner at :52 of overtime, as the Isles rallied from three separate one goal deficits to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4, before a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.

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

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.

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.

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.

The third-place Islanders (31-21-5) moved within one point of the second-place Penguins (28-15-12), who have played two fewer games. The Islanders are also four points ahead of the Blue Jackets, who have won six straight, and the Capitals, who beat them, 4-1, in Washington on Monday night.

Bo Horvat had massive game for the Islanders against the Penguins, but it was a different bird that caught Horvat off guard.

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

Horvat recorded five points in three games, including crucial game-winning goals, powering the Islanders to a stellar week.