Islanders Fall to Pens in OT

Last night the Islanders hosted the much hated Penguins. Kyle Okposo scored 2 goals for the team both in the first period, but that wasn't enough as the Islanders ended up losing in overtime on a game winning goal from Sidney Crosby. The game was not an entire failure for the Islanders, because they did come out of it with a point. Their record is now 8-15-5.

Islanders Penguins history at the Coliseum

The Islanders and the Penguins have had many noteworthy games throughout the years. A lot of these games have had a lot of fighting in them. Below are a couple links to brawls at the Coliseum between the two teams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irKvQgEVPHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-oOLjhwqE

Islanders to host Pittsburgh tonight

The Islanders are coming off a couple nights off, but they are set to host the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight on the Island. They are looking to get out of the funk that they are in right now. This is the first game the Islanders have hosted the Penguins since the playoffs last season, so maybe that will spark something in them for tonight.

Islanders are now 3rd to last in the East

The Islanders are currently riding a 2-7-1 slide in the past 10 games. Because of this they are now the third worst team in the Eastern Conference. It's been a rough slide, but there still is a lot of season left and they can still recover. With that said there are a lot of negatives of this current down streak for the team. They are 8-15-4 overall with 20 points, so it hasn't been a very good season yet. They need to step it up if they want to make the playoffs this year.