Breaking News: The Islanders are an elite hockey team.
The New York Islanders went back to work on Tuesday night, downing former Islander Travis Green’s Vancouver Canucks 5-2. With the win, the Islanders have won their 15th game of the season, something that took them until Dec. 31 last year.
The Breakdown
Andrew Ladd gets things started with something the Islanders had been on the receiving end of — a short-handed goal. The B.C. native had goals in each of the two meetings last season and got things off to a fast start tonight.