The New York Islanders (21-20-7) fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to win their fourth straight game and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes (30-16-4) 3-2 on Saturday night in UBS Arena.

Tony DeAngelo was in, Ryan Pulock was out after one shift, Ilya Sorokin came in for Marcus Hogberg in overtime and the Islanders kept their momentum rolling with a comeback victory over the supercharged Hurricanes.

For good measure, how about the Islanders playing the whole game with five defenseman after Ryan Pulock got hurt on the first shift, then losing goaltender Marcus Hogberg to injury right before ...

Pageau collected two assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche. He helped set up both of Simon Holmstrom's third-period tallies as the Islanders broke open a 1-1 tie in the final frame. It was Pageau's first multi-point performance since Dec.

The New York Islanders (21-20-7) are above NHL .500 for the first time since November 14, 2024. This season has gone so far off the rails at times that it feels like the NHL world is circling around the bones of the core that came within a game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

This was the sort of effort which, if the Islanders could replicate it consistently, makes them look like a playoff contender.

Final Thoughts: The Islanders last faced the Blue Jackets on Oct. 30, when they were shut out 2-0. That was the game in which Mathew Barzal suffered his long-term upper-body injury. The gap between the Islanders and Columbus is eight points right now.

The New York Islanders have activated forward Simon Holmstrom off injured reserve ahead of their Saturday night game against the San Jose Sharks, per the media site.

Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves, and Simon Holmstrom scored a goal and added two assists as the Isles used their biggest third period outburst since March 2023 to earn a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche before a crowd of 15,735 at UBS Arena.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025

The Islanders have won eight straight Saturday games (six at home and two on the road). The Isles are 14-13-3 in their last 30 games (8-0-0 on Saturday; 6-13-3 on other days). Ten of their last fourteen wins have come on Saturday or Sunday.