Leads aren't safe in the wild first-round playoff matchup between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh.
The Rangers are tied in points with the eighth-place New York Islanders, but own the tiebreakers.
He gave the Pittsburgh Penguins an early two-goal lead over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
Whether Crosby is cleared for Wednesday night's playoff opener against the upstart New York Islanders hardly matters.
The Rangers also kept pace with the New York Islanders, who beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1.
The New York Islanders were slated to play at home against the Buffalo Sabres at 7 p.m.
They've been outclassed in losses to the upstart Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders, getting outscored 9-3.
My colleague Mike Ozanian just hammered out an excellent analysis of the New York Islanders new arena proposal.
Crosby is out indefinitely with a broken jaw suffered in a win over the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Buffalo ends the season at home against the New York Islanders on Friday.
Crosby said Wednesday broken jaw will keep him out of Pittsburgh's playoff opener against the New York Islanders Wednesday night.
The NHL's New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 and the NBA's Brooklyn Nets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 104-83.
The Rangers are tied with the eighth-place New York Islanders, and more importantly lead ninth-place New Jersey by three points.
New York closed out a homestand with consecutive wins over the New York Islanders and the Lightning, outscoring the opponents 9-2.
New York Islanders spokesman David Hochman says plans are being finalized and will likely be revealed in the next few days.
The former Flames captain, acquired early Thursday in Pittsburgh's latest blockbuster trade, made his Penguins debut Saturday against the New York Islanders.
His nose wasn't broken, and Pittsburgh held off the New York Islanders in a third period that turned more tense than expected.
On Thursday, the Maple Leafs allowed five straight goals in a 7-4 loss to the New York Islanders after jumping out 3-1.
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The other member of the bottom seven, the New York Islanders , are suffering from poor performance on the ice and an outdated arena.
And the deal comes with captain Sidney Crosby's status uncertain after he was struck by a puck against the New York Islanders last weekend.
Ruff's 571 wins rank second in the NHL with one team, trailing only Al Arbour, who had 740 wins with the New York Islanders.
On Monday, he scored two goals and four points in the third period to lead Carolina to 6-4 win over the New York Islanders.
The New York Islanders face unique challenges for the 2013 season after the long lockout, said Sean Donellan, the team's director of sports performance.
Y. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from their home disappointment and dished out their fair share to the suddenly shocked New York Islanders.
Miller spoke while Sabres players cleaned out their lockers a day after closing the season with a 2-1 shootout win over the New York Islanders.
Bernier hadn't scored a goal since March 2 at Buffalo and this was his first multi-goal game since Feb. 3 at the New York Islanders.
Guthrie, 23, who was drafed to NHL side New York Islanders in 2005, played in the ECHL last year with Utah Grizzlies and Florida Everblades.
Benoit and Dziurzynski scored their first NHL goals and Craig Anderson made 37 saves and the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday.
After struggling in a disappointing 6-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night, Fleury needed time to gather himself enough to discuss his difficult outing.
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