With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

On the same day that the club dealt for defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues to help with depth, the New York Islanders placed defenseman Ryan Pulock and goaltender Marcus Hogberg on injured reserve on Monday due to upper-body injuries.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche (and Chicago Blackhawks too) pulled off a blockbuster trade on Friday night, as Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall were sent to Carolina and Martin Necas and Jack Drury wound up with Colorado.

New York Islanders ride three-game winning streak into Saturday night matchup versus Mikko Rantanen and the Carolina Hurricanes

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.

Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the New York Islanders. Players are listed in alphabetical order.

Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for Philadelphia as the Flyers fall to the New York Islanders 3-1 Friday night.

Only a few days after signing the controversial defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year contract, the New York Islanders completed another move. This time, general manager Lou Lamoriello agreed on the terms of a trade with Doug Armstrong,

The New York Islanders signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo for the remainder of the season, after a brief stint in the KHL.

The New York Islanders head into a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche as winners of four consecutive games.