NYHN Daily: Islanders New Second Line Shines in Win Over Penguins & More

The New York Islanders (4-4-2) face their crosstown rivals in the New York Rangers (4-4-2) tonight at 7 pm ET on NBCSN. In the win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Islanders’ new second-line shined. This story and more on today’s links!

The Islanders’ new second line was on fire in the win over the Penguins. Read about their play and the other standouts from the slim 4-3 victory. (NYI Hockey Now)

Off the record, the New York Islanders East Division rivals are poking around trade help. Would a Jake Virtanen for Jake DeBrusk trade make sense for the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks? (NYI Hockey Now)

While it was not a perfect game for the Islanders’ fourth line on Saturday, they scored a key goal in the victory. The line consisting of Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas, and Cal Clutterbuck look to build on their performance writes Andrew Gross. (Newsday)

After losing game two of the season 5-0 to the Rangers, the Islanders look for redemption tonight writes Peter Schwartz. (NY Sportsday)

With the way the Boston Bruins have played out of the gate, what better time to kick off the Hagg Bag Mailbag than right now. (Boston Hockey Now)

As the search for a new general manager continues for the Pittsburgh Penguins, sources say that Ron Hextall is the favorite, with Dee Rizzo garnering some support. (Pittsburgh Hockey Now)

The Colorado Avalanche have added defenseman Sam Girard to the COVID-19 list. (Colorado Hockey Now)

The Florida Panthers were upset by the Detroit Red Wings, who finally end their elongated losing streak. (Florida Hockey Now)

The San Jose Sharks have gone with the tandem of Martin Jones and Devan Dubnyk this season. After their 2-1 shootout loss, the Sharks should ride Dubnyk. (San Jose Hockey Now)

After missing ten games with an injury, Philadelphia Flyers’ forward Sean Couturier returned. He netted two and picked up an assist in the win over the Washington Capitals. (NHL.com)

Pierre-Luc Dubois practiced with the Winnipeg Jets for the first time since being acquired via trade. (NHL.com)

Columbus Blue Jackets’ defenseman Zach Werenski will be out 1-2 weeks. Capitals’ T.J. Oshie and Jacob Vrana missed the team’s last game. More on the injury front here in the latest NHL Buzz. (NHL.com)

John Henderson has seen plenty of goaltending in the 65 years since his final NHL game. Today, at age 87 the Boston Bruins’ oldest living goalie, he considers the current crop and says he likes Jakob Markstrom of the Calgary Flames best of all. (NHL.com)

Scott Laughton nets three for the first time in his NHL career as the Flyers beat the Capitals. (TSN.ca)

San Jose Sharks’ defenseman Radim Simek fined $5K for spearing Anaheim Ducks’ forward Adam Henrique. (TSN.ca)