Discover how Palat's Stanley Cup pedigree and shutdown ability outweigh his contract concerns, fitting the Islanders' bottom-six needs perfectly.

The New York Islanders acquired forward Ondrej Palat, as well as two draft picks, from the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

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Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Pageau snapped the scoreless streak with his ninth goal of the season on a short-handed shot past Samuel Ersson.

Ilya Sorokin stops 21 shots for his sixth shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers

The New York Rangers are moving forward with their retool, sending Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders.