Barry Melrose has had a huge impact on hockey in Glens Falls, and the region has had a huge impact on him. Take a look inside the walls of his Glens Falls home.
We've reached the final New York team in our NHL Expansion Draft predictions, the Buffalo Sabres. Naturally, we're saving the most curious case, for last.
While the Rangers are in a relatively safe situation, the New York Islanders may not be so lucky. This is how I see the expansion draft working out for them.
The New York Rangers enter the expansion draft with a lot of potential for the upcoming season. Here's who I think might join the Kraken from the Blueshirts.
The Tampa Bay Lightning came ready to play. The New York Islanders let them. It was a blow out from the start as the Bolts Captain Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the series just :45 seconds into the game. Tampa Bay stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back. The Islanders had their chances to make it 3-1 but Andrei Vasileskiy was his amazing self and stifled any of New York’s attempts.
With the waning seconds of the third period expiring in Game 4 of the 3rd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Islanders clinging to a 3-2 lead, New York defenseman Ryan Pulock dove in front of an empty net to save a direct shot on goal by Tampa Bay defenseman Ryan McDonagh to save the Isalnder victory. McDonagh put on an acrobatic spin move that drew goaltender Semyon Varlomov far enough out of the net to get around him, leaving nothing in between the Lightning defenseman and an empty net to tie the game. In flies Pulock to secure the win and the Islanders head to Tampa Bay tied two games a piece.
Mathew Barzal put the Islanders on the board with just over 7 minutes remaining in the 2nd period. New York’s offense looked sharp and matched the Lightning shot for shot. But it was Varlomov’s acrobatic act, save after save that was the difference in today’s game.