The Islanders wanted to start strong. They wanted to take a lead and play with a lead. They wanted to stop digging themselves a hole in the first period, something they’d done in seven of their first eight games following the Olympic break.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It would be unfair to attach Simon Holmstrom’s surge in production over the past month to playing alongside Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and not particularly factual either given that the two have played just six of the past 14 games on ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Simon Holmstrom scored his second goal of the game 1:34 into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Casey Cizikas also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 3-0-1 ...

Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman scored third-period goals, and Dustin Wolf pitched nearly 40 minutes of shutout hockey, but the Flames fell 3-2 to the Islanders Saturday at UBS Arena. Simon Holmstrom's short-handed goal stood up as the winner,

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. Calgary Flames NHL game from March 14, 2026 on ESPN.