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Isles edged by Miller and the Sabres: 2-1

By Stacy Podelski May 8, 2012 Leave a comment

The New York Islanders (25-27-8) rallied, but were edged by Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres (26-27-7) by a final score of 2-1 in NHL action on Tuesday night. New York now drops to 14th place in the East, while sitting seven points out of the 8thand final playoff spot. The Isles completed a four-game season series against the Sabres on a sour note, […]

Blueshirts blanked by Fleury and the Penguins: 2-0

By Stacy Podelski May 8, 2012 Leave a comment

The New York Rangers (38-15-5) had a five-game winning streak snapped by the Pittsburgh Penguins (34-21-5) in a 2-0 blanking in Tuesday night hockey action. Helping to lead Pittsburgh to the victory was cager Marc-Andre Fleury turning away all 27 shots that the Blueshirts sent his way. Henrik Lundqvist stood tall in the Rangers cage, stopping all but two shots, as Penguins sniper Evgeni Malkin and […]

Blueshirts blank Isles in fifth straight victory

By Stacy Podelski April 20, 2012 Leave a comment

The New York Rangers (22-8-4) took a 3-1 edge in the Battle of the Big Apple for their fifth victory in a row with a 3-0 decision over the New York Islanders (11-17-6) in NHL action on Monday night. In a physical battle between the two teams, it was the total team effort by the Blueshirts that helped them to the two points. […]

Three is a magic number for Rangers in the Battle of Big Apple

By Stacy Podelski April 20, 2012 Leave a comment

The New York Rangers (20-8-4) won Round Three in the Battle of the Big Apple, making it three victories in a row, with a 4-2 decision over the New York Islanders (11-15-6) on Thursday night hockey action. In a physical fast-paced game, that featured many nail-biting moments between these two Eastern Conference rivals. Brandon Dubinsky (2) snapped a 17 […]

1495 Sports videos as stars from the New York Islanders and Rangers speak after the Battle of the Big Apple 11/15/11

By Stacy Podelski April 17, 2012 Leave a comment

1495 Sports is proud to bring these post-game videos as stars from both the New York Rangers and the Islanders speak after Round Two from the Battle of the Big Apple on 11/15/11: Henrik Lundqvist: John Tavares: Frans Nielsen: Mark Streit: New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella: Videos were filmed for the Examiner.com site […]

Isles feeling blue after Round Two loss to Rangers: 4-2

By Stacy Podelski April 17, 2012 Leave a comment

The New York Islanders (4-8-3) were feeling blue, after a round two loss to the New York Rangers (10-3-3) in NHL action on Tuesday night. Jack Capuano’s crew battled throughout the night in front of an energetic 16,234 in attendance at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “We are a desperate hockey team and I thought we were dangerous tonight,” said Capuano. “We really […]

Isles paint the town Orange and Blue with victory over Rangers

By Stacy Podelski April 17, 2012 Leave a comment

While one teams stock is rising, the other has their fans very nervous as the New York Islanders and Rangers are on very different paths so far. It had seemed as if in the pre-season it was going to be the Blueshirts that’d dominate regular season play, but thus far the season has proved otherwise. Yes, it is only three games […]