sept. 5, 2020

isles advance to eastern conference final

The Islanders advance to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 1993 after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 in Game Seven. Thomas Greiss records a 16-save shutout, while Scott Mayfield, Andy Greene, Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier provide the offense in the win.

sept. 15, 2020

varly slides into game 6

Jordan Eberle scores the double-overtime winner in Game Five against the Tampa Bay Lightning to keep the Islanders season alive. As the Islanders mob Eberle, goaltender Semyon Varlamov skates down the length of the ice and slides into the celebratory pile.

  • In 2021, the NHL installed its puck-and-player tracking system—14+ infrared cameras at each of its 32 arenas—to generate data for teams, the media and fans. Developed by PE-backed company SMT, the system captures more than 1 million 3D data coordinates per match.

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june 19, 2021

Pulock’s Buzzer-Beating Save

Ryan Pulock dives in front of an open net to make a goal line save as the Islanders hang on for a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Semifinal. The defenseman slides across the crease, stopping Ryan McDonagh’s shot in the dying seconds of the victory.

June 23, 2021

Coliseum Crescendo

Anthony Beauvillier scores the OT winner in Game Six against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fans celebrate the goal, which ends up being the final goal at Nassau Coliseum, by throwing beer cans and other Islanders memorabilia on the ice.

nov. 20, 2021

UBS Arena, the brand new state of the art home for the New York Islanders and Isles Nation, opens

UBS Arena, the brand new state of the art home for the New York Islanders and Isles Nation, opens on November 20, 2021. The opening of UBS Arena marks a new era in Islanders history and is the only arena in Metro New York built for hockey.

dec. 11, 2021

Islanders Get First Win at UBS Arena

The Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 for their first win at UBS Arena. Zach Parise’s first goal as an Islander proves to be the game-winner, while Noah Dobson, Andy Greene and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also score in the historic win.

  • In 2021, the Islanders organization and fans celebrate the grand opening of the team’s brand new home at UBS Arena. Ownership of the $1.1B arena belongs to the New York Arena Partners, a joint-venture of the New York Islanders, Los Angeles-based Oak View Group and Chicago’s Sterling Equities.

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  • One second—that’s all the time it takes for the NHL’s new probability tool, launched by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2022, to predict who will win an upcoming face-off based on players on the ice, the location of the face-off and the current game situation. In July 2022, AWS invested in Oben Health and PeerCapsule through its Impact Accelerator.

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