WASHINGTON — The parade of four-point games for the Islanders leading into the Olympic break started with a thud. See Also New York Islanders We’ve never seen anything like Matthew Schaefer — the Islanders’ 18-year-old wunderkind The Islanders had new lines and new power play units here in Washington,

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — When Bobby Orr's name came up after passing him in the record books, Matthew Schaefer flashed a big grin. “Who's that?” he asked jokingly. Schaefer knows very well who Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin and Phil Housley are,

With Rittich skating out and Ilya Sorokin watching from the sidelines, Casey Cizikas tried his hand in goal, albeit without pads, and gave it a valiant effort. Patrick Roy has preached playing with joy this season for the Islanders, and there was plenty of that on the pond on Sunday.

Stevenson will defend the home crease against the Islanders on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

The New York Islanders invade the nation’s capital Monday night to take on the Washington Capitals in what’s shaping up to be a lively midweek rivalry game with playoff implications and a fair share of pride on the line.

The Cape Breton West Islanders took the first of two games in the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League’s battle of Cape Breton. The Islanders blanked the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush 3-0 on Saturday at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre.

Ritichie (lower body) will not return the lineup until after the Olympic break, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports Saturday.

The Washington Capitals won against the New York Islanders 4-1, as they managed to score four consecutive goals after being down initially. This is one of the matches that has shown the character of the Washington Capitals,