New York Islanders

New York Islanders great Mike Bossy has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. TVA Sports in Canada where he worked as an analyst confirmed he died Thursday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 767th goal to pass Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL career list in the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 shootout victory against the New York Islanders.

Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3.

Zach Parise scored twice and added an assist, Brock Nelson scored for the third straight game, and the New York Islanders opened their road trip with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Anders Lee and Casey Cizikas each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3.

Jared McCann had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 shots for the first shutout in franchise history as the expansion Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 3-0.

The New York Islanders are riding high with the best 21-game start to a season in franchise history. They'll try to improve on that when they host Washington tonight.

The Islanders are one of the surprise teams early in the NHL season and could find themselves with a share of the Metropolitan Division lead before the night is out.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson has been suspended by the NHL for two games without pay yesterday for slashing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen.

The Boston Bruins are looking to take over first place in the NHL's Atlantic Division tonight. They're on the road for a game in Nassau Coliseum against the Islanders and start the day tied for first in the Atlantic with idle Tampa Bay. Both the Bruins and Lightning have 67 points.