Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer Sets NHL Record With First Point – The Hockey Writers – New York Islanders

Islanders' Matthew Schaefer Sets NHL Record With First Point - The Hockey Writers - New York Islanders

It didn’t take New York Islanders’ rookie defenceman, Matthew Schaefer, long to drop his name into the NHL’s history book. In fact, it was just over 17 minutes that Schaefer played in his first career NHL game and it came with an all-time record as well for the 18-year-old. Just over 12 minutes into the … Read more

New York Rangers Send Top Prospect Gabe Perreault To AHL Hartford Wolf Pack

New York Rangers Send Top Prospect Gabe Perreault To AHL Hartford Wolf Pack

Gabe Perreault is one of the most exciting talents in the New York Rangers prospect system. He got a taste of the NHL last season, five games worth with the Rangers. On Friday, however, the team decided to send the 2023 first-round pick to the Hartford Wolf Pack for some additional development time in the … Read more

Mika Zibanejad’s Rangers Tenure: What He’s Done & What Comes Next – The Hockey Writers – New York Rangers

Mika Zibanejad's Rangers Tenure: What He's Done & What Comes Next - The Hockey Writers - New York Rangers

After trading Chris Kreider this summer, Mika Zibanejad became the New York Rangers‘ longest-tenured player. Zibanejad is entering his 10th season with the team, and his performance this season will determine the Rangers’ success. He arrived in New York as a young player still trying to find his way in the league and turned into … Read more

Jacob Young and the Washington Nationals stun a New York Mets squad fighting for their playoff lives

Jacob Young and the Washington Nationals stun a New York Mets squad fighting for their playoff lives

After Luis Torrens lined out to end the game, New York Mets fans booed. However, anger was not the emotion that rang out from the Citi Field crowd. Instead, Mets fans were in a state of shock. Somehow, someway, they had just lost two out of three to a Nationals team that has been absolutely … Read more

New York Rangers Must Rethink Their Power Play in 2025–26 – The Hockey Writers – New York Rangers

New York Rangers Must Rethink Their Power Play in 2025–26 - The Hockey Writers - New York Rangers

For years, the New York Rangers’ power play has been one of the team’s defining strengths. Built around Artemi Panarin on the half wall, Mika Zibanejad’s one-timer, Adam Fox’s vision from the point, and Chris Kreider’s net-front presence, it consistently ranked among the league’s elite. But that identity unraveled in 2024–25, when the unit plummeted … Read more

New York Rangers Should Avoid Giving PTOs Due to Internal Competition – The Hockey Writers – New York Rangers

For the New York Rangers, this training camp will be different than seasons past because they finally have many talented prospects fighting for roster spots. Before now, the Rangers were known to hand out professional tryout contracts (PTO) to players trying to continue their NHL careers. This season, they should avoid offering PTOs to remaining … Read more

Projecting the New York Islanders’ 2025-26 Lineup – The Hockey Writers – New York Islanders

It’s September and the weather is starting to cool (which this year, happened early for some reason in the New York area). It means that hockey is around the corner, and the time to make predictions and projections is now. Related: Islanders Have 4 Duos That Will Make or Break 2025-26 The New York Islanders, … Read more

Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Game Thread

Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Game Thread

After yet another sloppy showing, the Nationals are looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Yankees. Last night, they struggled with runners in scoring position and made some base running blunders. Hopefully they can play a clean game this afternoon. With a lefty on the mound, the Nats are switching things up … Read more