Since junior hockey, Anthony Duclair had never changed anything about his stick. That flex, that curvature — it worked for him, so why touch it?

With Rittich skating out and Ilya Sorokin watching from the sidelines, Casey Cizikas tried his hand in goal, albeit without pads, and gave it a valiant effort. Patrick Roy has preached playing with joy this season for the Islanders, and there was plenty of that on the pond on Sunday.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2.

The Calgary Flames Hockey Club defeated the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match took place on January 17 in Calgary and ended with a score of 4:2.Egor Sharangovich (12th minute),

This was a rare opportunity in a busy NHL schedule, and one that was apropos for a team whose mantra all year has been playing with joy. The Islanders and a handful of support staff, all out on

A 1-0 shootout loss to the host New York Islanders just before Thanksgiving sent the Seattle Kraken into a 1-9-1 skid and dropped them into last place in the NHL's overall standings.

According to Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News, the New York Islanders are closing in on a contract with forward Pierrick Dube. Rosner later shared that although he’s awaiting firm information on the contract details,

New York is 15-9 when it is underdogs of +104 or longer on the moneyline. The win probability for the Islanders, implied from the moneyline, is 49.0%. In 48.9% of New York's previous games this season (22/45), the teams combined to score more than Tuesday's over/under of 5.5 goals.