Passionate Islanders fans packed the seats for the first hockey game at UBS Arena at Belmont Park. Newsday's Steve Langford reports from Elmont.


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Vegas is going to be a step up in weight class from the Bruins, who the Islanders beat on Sunday.

The Islanders are just four points out of a wild-card spot.

Bo Horvat added the overtime winner at 3:10 to his momentum-switching shorthanded goal in the first period for the Islanders (15-18-7).

Anders Lee said of Thursday's loss to Toronto: "We created chances. We didn't score on them. That was the difference."

There is full evidence the players still fully support their coach and enjoy playing for him.

At the heart of it, players who routinely made you say, "wow" are what make a Hall of Famer

Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trocheck scored twice, but goalie Jonathan Quick fell short in his bid to get career win No. 400.

"The NFL is beyond foolish that this guy is not a GM," Mike Tannenbaum told Newsday of Greenberg back in 2021.

As Giants president/CEO John Mara said Monday, finding a quarterback has to be the most important mission for Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll. 

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