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

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

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

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Rittich is slated to start Thursday's road game against Carolina, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports. While Rittich has served as the Islanders' No. 2 netminder early in the season, he's been effective ...

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 ...

The Texas Tiger scored a pair in the win over the Rangers and leads the Flames with five tallies this season. Fun fact: His ...

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

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

Barzal’s breakaway off defenseman Evan Bouchard’s neutral-zone turnover — Bouchard played horrific defense all game — had given the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 16:23 of the first period. It was only the ...

Emil Heineman scored twice, while Tony DeAngelo, Mathew Barzal and Simon Holmstrom each had a goal and an assist as the New ...