The New York Islanders (14-18-7) woke up in 28th place in the NHL this morning. If the NHL held the 2025 Draft Lottery today, the Islanders would hold the fifth overall pick and, therefore, have a serious chance of winning that lottery to draft James Hagens.

David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Maple Leafs beat the skidding Islanders​ 3-1 on Tuesday.

With so many contracts set to expire within the next two seasons a disappointing January could lead GM Lou Lamoriello to make moves.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau score for the Islanders (14-7-7). Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 ... Islanders: Special teams continue to be a problem. New York, which entered with a league-worst power-play percentage of 11.5, was 0 for 1 with the man advantage.

The New York Islanders currently sit at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and have won just 14 of 38 games to begin the 2024-25 season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders looking to prolong a three-game road winning streak. New York is 7-8-2 at home and 14-17-7 overall. The Islanders have a 5-6-2 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait a little longer before welcoming back Auston Matthews to a team that has Stanley Cup aspirations. The New York Islanders can't afford to wait much longer to begin winning and stave off a potential breakup of the core that reached consecutive NHL semifinals in 2020-21.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.

Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon.

Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night.Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored ...