Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves for New York, improving to 6-0-2 in his career against the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins (22 saves) took the goaltending loss for the Blue Jackets (22-18-7).

As the NHL season progresses, two unexpected contenders have emerged in the Eastern Conference playoff race: the New York Islanders and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Both teams are making strong ...

Defending inside his own blue line during 3-on-3 play, Johnson created a breakaway for himself with a great stick check. His attempt to beat Vegas goalie Ilya ... Columbus with an acrobatic overtime ...

Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and Bo Horvat had the game-winning goal while Ilya Sorokin stopped ... who left Monday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury.

The Islanders lead the season series 1-0 after beating the Golden Knights 4-0 on Jan. 10 in Vegas. Anders Lee, Brock Nelson (1G, 1A), Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas (ENG) scored in the win, while Ilya ...

The New York Islanders are going into the 4 Nations Face-Off on a sour note, falling 6-3 to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday ...

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list ...

The top three teams in the Atlantic and Metro look fairly set. The six teams clamoring for two spots behind them are far more volatile.