Rittich's stellar saves and composure solidify the Islanders' crease. He's proving to be the reliable backup they desperately ...

David Rittich has rebounded nicely from a rough preseason showing, providing the Islanders with a much-needed reliable backup ...

Matthew Schaefer went point-less for the first time in his NHL career, and thus fell one game short of Alexandre Daigle’s ...

The Islanders exploded with seven goals to extend their winning streak to four games, lifting them to over NHL.-500 ...

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Emil Heineman scored twice for the Islanders, who have scored 20 goals in the last four games, and David Rittich stopped 31 ...

After <a href=" Sorokin started the first three games of the season and went winless, the <a href=" York Islanders are ...

With a back-to-back coming up, David Rittich will get the nod on the road versus Carolina on Thursday before Sorokin is back in the crease for Friday's road tilt against the Capitals.

Emil Heineman recorded his first career two-goal game Thursday night for the surging New York Islanders, who authored their ...

Patrick Roy said his chat with the struggling Ilya Sorokin, who has a 4.18 goals-against average, was overdue.

David Rittich is known as ‘Big Save Dave’ for a reason. The veteran netminder made his first a big save - the first of many – with the Islanders on Friday against Maxim Shabanov on a penalty shot in a ...

Rittich made 31 saves Thursday in a 7-2 win over Detroit. One of the Wings goals came on the power play; the other was scored at even strength. After the game, coach Patrick Roy lauded Rittich for his ...