The New York Islanders Finished The 2016-17 Season On The Heels Of A Six Game Winning Streak

"I have thrown a lot at him, giving him a ton of reps," offensive coordinator Jake Spavital said. "I think the kid has the right mind set. You can tell that he has played a lot of football. He was actually a quarterback at Rice at one point and then he has been a receiver. He has played at the college level. Really right now he is trying to figure out the offense and all of the ins and outs of it. He can hopefully get out there and help us. I have been pleased with how he is so far, we just have to keep repping over these next two weeks and developing him and getting it to where he starts to think slow is what I’m trying to accomplish with him."

The New York Islanders are one of only four teams who, as of tomorrow morning, will have two games remaining on their 2015-16 schedule, as snow forced the postponement of games in Brooklyn and Washington back in January.

Some highlights of the regular season: “Harvey Ellsworth won the league scoring title,” recalled Verbeski. “And you’ve got to give credit where credit is due, Blair Joseph was named MVP of the league. Xavier goaltender Greg MacSween from New Waterford was voted outstanding goaltender. He kept his team in many, many

The Tampa Bay Lightning pushed within one game of advancing in the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday. They took down the New Jersey Devils 3 to 1 to take a matching advantage in their seven-game Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Lightning’s leading point producer, slammed Devil defenseman Sami Vatanen into the boards, knocking him out of the game.

Patrick Kane was drafted fast and to a good team. He was the number one draft pick in 2007. He knew most of his teammates from the Blackhawks from

Bobby Orr redefined what it is like to be a defenseman. He played for the Boston Bruins and won eight Norris Trophies as best defenseman and many Hart Trophies as well. His career was limited due to bad knees. He would rush up in the offensive zone and basically be another forward out there but also rush back and play stellar defense. One of the most iconic pictures in sports shows him diving in the air right after he scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal against the St. Louis

Despite only appearing in 14 games, Montes led the Maroon and White in goals (three), points (eight), game-winning goals (two), shots (34) and shots on

Louis Blues are a season team. Every year you can find them dominating the play. But some say they have a curse with the Stanley Cup. They always are a top 3 team in their division but always seem to come up short in playoffs, they are currently 3rd (Rosen) With the Blues never winning the cup, they always make playoffs. This year they went into a small drought from losing star goalie Brian Elliott and star defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk With there come up goalie Jake Allen and they're skilled forward Vladimir Tarasenko, they’re looking to make playoffs yet again.

The wild made the playoffs in 2013-2014 and won against the Colorado Avalanche in game seven to go on to lose to the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round. The next year they had another successful season and beat the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the playoffs to move on and lose to the Blackhawks again. In the 2015-2016 season, they made the playoffs by a slim amount and lost to the Dallas Stars in the first round 4-2. In the previous season, the Wild started out great and mid-season broke their franchise record for longest winning streak only to have it broken by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ever since the loss, the wild had a lot of ups and downs for the rest of the season before clinching the second seed in the playoffs that season. When they went to the playoffs they lost to the St. Louis blues 4-1 in the first round. It was considered one of the biggest upsets in the playoffs. Aside from the seasonal progress, we have not credited who got them there. The wild have had a first round draft pick in every draft from when the team joined the league except the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The biggest contributors to the team started with Marian Gaborik who was selected number three overall in the team's first draft. He went on to score the first franchise goal and lead the team in scoring the first two years. The other main contributors were Mikko Koivu who is currently the captain and has played the most games out of any Wild players past or present. The smaller helpers were Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Nick Leddy, Mikael Granlund, Mathew Dumba, and Joel Eriksson Ek. At the end of the day, you can look at the wild and either say this team has had a great lifespan or say this team could’ve done so much better. Whichever one you think in my opinion they have made the league a better place and have truly brought joy back to the fans in the State of

Michael scored 30 points during the game and was given the M.V.P Award. This showed college scouts that he was true to the game.

In 77 games played last season, Stamkos recorded 36 goals, 28 assists with a plus minus of plus 3. Stamkos played a huge roll in the Lighting success last season; producing good numbers and helping out on the power play before he suffered a broken tibia making him miss a handful of games.

On-ice performance: achieved playoff contention every year since 2003; Ranked third of thirty teams in NHL

When he was the best in the NHL, he scored 894 goals, and 50 hat tricks. He

He was still The Prodigy, but he had to prove to all the scouts he could bounce back and still be the player they wanted. In his first game back, he was ecstatic to be out on the ice again, and in the second period, with 5:25 remaining, he did what he was waiting almost a year to do. He came down the ice, faked out a defender, and shot the puck in the top right corner. “GOAL! In Thomas Laflamme’s first game back since his knee surgery last November, he scores an amazing goal! He’s still got it, watch out NHL, he’s coming for you.” And next June, that’s exactly what he did. In Buffalo, he was drafted 8th overall to the Buffalo Sabres, and he finally accomplished his goal of being an NHL player. “What’s next?” a reporter asked him after being drafted. He replied saying “My goal is to be the best player in the league, and with my injury last year, I know how much heart it’s going to take to be

The Chicago Blackhawks, along with their star player, Patrick Kane, entered a game against the Florida Panthers on February 24, 2015, searching to secure a spot in the Playoffs by overcoming their close competitor, the St. Louis Blues. At that time, the NHL team was undergoing a nadir, losing five of their last seven games. The mid-season triumph was necessary to continue a streak that would drive the team to the top of the standings. The Blackhawks may have won that crucial game against the Panthers 3-2 in a shoot-out, but this win did not come without consequences. The Blackhawks lost their second-line right winger, Patrick Kane, who was tied for the NHL lead with 64 points: 27 goals and 37 assists this season.