And with his latest signing of Tony DeAngelo, that tells us one thing: The Islanders' playoff push is still on.

That was a significant reason the Islanders signed Tony DeAngelo, a known power-play specialist, on Friday before trading for Scott Perunovich on Monday. In DeAngelo's season debut, a 3-2 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the power play went 0-for-3 with just two shots on goal.

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.

Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the New York Islanders. Players are listed in alphabetical order.

NEW YORK — Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row.

Reaching the postseason is nothing new for the Carolina Hurricanes. But as a blockbuster trade Friday indicated, the Hurricanes are getting tired of coming up short of the ultimate prize -- and they are willing to do just about anything to hoist the Stanley Cup again.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

For many years, the New York Islanders were a hockey team, if not without a home, without the kind of home its owners wanted.

The Colorado Avalanche are wrapping up their New York road trip with a matchup against the New York Islanders on Jan. 28, a game where the two teams made plenty of headlines off the ice.

The New York Islanders officially inducted Brent Sutter into the team’s hall of fame on Saturday night. The team held a pregame ceremony before the puck drop against the San Jose Sharks.

Another night, and another round of emotions while dealing with the NHL’s greatest, or worst, mystery box — goaltender interference.