What Song The Islanders Play After Wins - - And Why

The New York Islanders blasted their go-to win song in the locker room after their 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

If you stayed up last night, you got to witness the New York Islanders’ best game of the season.

It was total domination through two periods, with the Vancouver Canucks only recording six shots through the opening 40 in what became a 5-2 victory.

We even got to see a vintage Matt Martin fight, who went with the old jersey tuck on Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais, which gave us this glorious pic from the penalty box:

PHOTO: MSGSN

It was one of those games where everything was clicking, and everyone was carrying their weight.

“I mean, come on,” as Patty Roy likes to say.

And who knew the game would turn out that way when the Canucks scored on their first shot of the game?

But credit to the Islanders, who shook it off and put together their most complete game of 2024-25.

Here’s the recap, just in case you dozed off:

The Islanders will be practicing in Seattle as they prepare for their Saturday matinee against the Kraken, an evening tilt for the Eastern Time folk.

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THE SKINNY & ISLANDERS NEWS

Before we dive into the Islanders’ goal song, here are Islanders news links & “The Skinny” from Eric Hornick (Brendan Burke and Butch Goring’s MSG Networks statistician). The site is updated after each game with incredible statistics and facts.

Hornick Gems: Scott Mayfield's goal was his first in 60 games, dating back to April 8, 2023 vs. Philadelphia.

Check out much more at Hornick’s The Skinny: Isles 5, Vancouver 2

• Islanders Bo Horvat To Play In Vancouver For Just Second Time Since Trade: 'It's Still Nerve-Wracking' - THN

• Aatu Raty Talks Islanders Hockey Before Facing His Old Club For First Time Since Being Part Of Bo Horvat Trade - THN

• Islanders Kyle Palmieri Shared What Issue With Fishbowl Was, How Switch Back To Shawn Bates Visor Paid Dividends On One-Time Goal Against Oilers - THN

• Islanders Rookie Maxim Tsyplakov Cracks NHL's Top 10 In 5-On-5 Assists Per 60 After Latest Assist To Kyle Palmieri - THN

• Islanders Netminder Ilya Sorokin & Extra-Time Losses: Building On Franchise Record In Fifth NHL Season - THN

• Islanders Injuries, Their Timeline & Return Eligibility - THN

• Tsyplakov Is A No-Doubt NHLer; Roy On What He Told Newest Islanders Forward In Recruitment Meeting - THN

• Lou Lamoriello & Brian Burke Spill Some Beans About Each Other On NHL Network - THN

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Islanders Take Three Of Four Points To Start Road Trip, Brilliantly Defeat Vancouver 5-2

VANCOUVER -- The New York Islanders played arguably their most complete game of the season, beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 to extend their point streak to five games (3-0-2). 

Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves. Anders Lee had another multi-point night while the Islanders saw two goals from defensemen, entering the night with Dennis Cholowski being the only blue-line goal scorer this season.

After allowing the first goal of the game on the first shot, the Islanders tied the score and never looked back.

Read more at The Hockey News.

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Aatu Raty Talks Islanders Hockey Before Facing His Old Club For First Time Since Being Part Of Bo Horvat Trade

VANCOUVER -- On Jan. 30, 2023, the New York Islanders traded top prospect Aatu Raty, Anthony Beauvillier, and a conditional 2023 first-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for their captain Bo Horvat.

On Thursday night, Räty will play against the Islanders for the first time. 

After Canucks morning skate, we had the chance to catch up with the former Islanders prospect to get his thoughts on the trade, his career, and playing against the team that gave him his start.

Let's start with the trade. 

"Honestly, I had no idea. I feel like it's something that if you haven't been traded, you feel like it's not gonna happen," Räty said. "It’s not like I look at the rumors, but I don't think people massively talked about me getting traded. None of my friends were saying anything about that or anything. So it was definitely a shock. I wasn't on my phone, like, I wasn't in the room with my phone. So I think I found out three hours later.”

Read the rest at The Hockey News.

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What Song The Islanders Play After Wins - - And Why

After an impressive victory in Vancouver, the New York Islanders’ locker room was blasting “I’m Your Man,” a classic by the band Wham!

It’s been the Islanders’ go-to win song the entire season, and after speaking with Anders Lee, who had a heck of a night with a goal and an assist, I thought it was time to get some answers:

Stefen Rosner: "Whose idea was it to play that song after wins?”

Anders Lee: “I’ll take the credit…but do you know the skates?

Rosner: “The what?”

Lee: “The skates…the skates we did at training camp?”

Rosner: “Oh yeah” (not me thinking of a brand of skates which had me incredibly confused)

Lee: “Roy called those ‘Whammies.’

Rosner: “Ohhhhh.”

Here’s a video of a whammy from training camp:

So, not only did Patrick Roy’s bag skates help the Islanders get into shape for the season, but it also paved the way to the team’s goal song.

How about that?

Kudos to Lee for sharing the why, and stick taps to him for making a brilliant song selection. Those whammies certainly brought the team closer together, and so does each and every win.

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Surprise Seats! (click image for details):

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Skate before a game at The Park at UBS Arena (click image for details):

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Complimentary Parking!

Once again for the 2024-25 season, those that drive a BMW can receive complimentary single-game parking in the Emerald Parking lot.

Please click the BMW | Islanders image below for parking registration information,

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