The New York Islanders skated off with a wild and satisfyingly gritty win in their home finale. Their only regret is they didn't do enough in the first 80 games of the season to make this one meaningful. Michael Grabner scored his second go-ahead goal of the third period with just 46.8 seconds left, John Tavares helped set up two others to reach 50 assists this season, and the Islanders...

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The scene plays out nearly every night in the NHL: The head coach calls a timeout and draws up a play for his team during a critical juncture of the game. But how many times have you seen one of his players grab the marker from the coach and diagram his own play on the whiteboard? That's what New York Islanders star John Tavares did to Coach Jack Capuano with 1 second remaining in their game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night: "OK, Kyle, you're gonna skate out about 5 feet and then Mac, you do a belly slide towards the crease, and then P.A., I'm gonna have you start squawking like a large seagull,  and …" [Tavares grabs pen] "Or I'll just take the faceoff and you guys — represented by these here aggressively drawn arrows — go to the [expletive] net because I'm. Tired. Of. Losing. Jack. Can I call you Jack?" The Islanders' rally would fall short, losing to the Flyers, 3-2. As the Islanders near elimination, the heat on Capuano has grown, with blogs writing things like " you have no idea what you're doing, and that's unfortunate ." This clip will likely be used to further that point, but honestly: Who knows what the dynamic is here? Maybe this is the norm for Tavares and his coach. Dude was the Oshawa Generals' Scholastic Player of the Year in 2007—08; wouldn't you defer to him too? (This may once again be our Jack Capuano Fan Club status clouding our opinion of him. But we just can't quit that loveable slob.) s/t John Edwards for the tip.

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The scene plays out nearly every night in the NHL: The head coach calls a timeout and draws up a play for his team during a critical juncture of the game. But how many times have you seen one of … Continue reading ?

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Struggling on the road and playing against the defending Stanley Cup champions, New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano knew what most were likely thinking before this late-season matchup. "If you look at the standings, a lot of people were probably not giving us a chance," Capuano said after the Islanders beat the Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to snap a five-game, road-losing streak.

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BOSTON (AP) Struggling on the road and playing against the defending Stanley Cup champions, New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano knew what most were likely thinking before this late-season matchup.

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BOSTON - Struggling on the road and playing against the defending Stanley Cup champions, New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano knew what most were likely thinking before this late-season matchup.

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BOSTON - John Tavares tipped in Matt Moulson's shot for the tiebreaking goal with 4:39 left, Evgeni Nabokov stopped 32 shots, and the New York Islanders snapped a five-game, road-losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

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John Tavares probably wishes the Islanders had four more games against the Carolina Hurricanes as they try to make a desperate push for the playoffs/ The Islanders' top scorer notched two goals and added an assist in the Islanders' 4-3 victory on Saturday night that completed New York's four-game season sweep of the Hurricanes.

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- For the hottest NHL player in the month of January, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin garnered much publicity -- and rightfully so -- for his 12 goal, 16 point performance in the opening 31 days of the … Continue reading ?

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- For the hottest NHL player in the month of January, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin garnered much publicity -- and rightfully so -- for his 12 goal, 16 point performance in the opening 31 days of the … Continue reading ?

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