Duclair makes his return to the lineup and George’s first career NHL goal holds as game-winner against the Leafs

For the first few weeks of the season, the Buffalo Sabres appeared primed to end one of the NHL's most ignoble streaks. Now the Sabres are running out of time to avoid matching or exceeding the most frustrating streak in team history.

The New York Islanders eagerly anticipated the return of stat forward Mathew Barzal. An upper-body injury kept the 27-year-old out of action for over a month, a

The team is stagnating and feeling the weight of bad decisions, but finding someone to get them back on track will be harder than it sounds.

The New York Islanders have had an underwhelming start to the season. They currently sit in last place in the Metropolitan Division, with a record of 12-14-7.

By any measure, the Islanders’ 31 points through 33 games is abysmal, but with just three points between them and the Senators — who currently occupy the second wild-card spot — there is still a legitimate chance of a turnaround, despite the club holding its worst record at this point in the season since 2013-14.

There are some schedule losses in the NHL, but the Toronto Maple Leafs cannot chalk it up to the effects of the second night of back-to-back, submitting a poor effort in a 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders and New York Rangers have been involved in four of the last five conference finals. Both teams have made the playoffs in the previous two seasons. They have two of the top 10 goalies in the league, a handful of high-end players, high-profile coaches and general managers.

Thanks to a hat trick from Maple Leafs forward John Tavares, the Jets were defeated for the first time in 2024-25, a 6-4 loss that was Winnipeg's lone blip on their record during a memorable 15-1-0 start.

Oliver Wahlstrom has only played in two games for Boston since being claimed off waivers, but he hasn’t really stood out just yet. It’s not something interim coach Joe Sacco seems all that worried about.