Hockey Night In New York - A New York Islanders Podcast · Hockey Night In New York

2/22/26 - Gold Standard! Guest: JG Pageau, NY Islanders

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The hosts compare Jordan Binnington's big-game record with Connor Hellebuyck's playoff doubts.

1. Hockey Night in New York centers on the USA-Canada gold medal game on February 22nd, 2026, live from Borelli's Taproom in Long Beach. 2. Mikey Carver and Paul Cuthbert from Go Sports Radio join the show as hockey commentators, and J.G. Pageau appears later as the Islanders guest. 3. The episode asks whether the United States can beat Canada in a rare gold medal matchup and how the Islanders will handle the schedule after the Olympic break. 4. The hosts say USA and Canada have met in a gold medal game only three times, and they keep pointing back to the 16-year gap since Vancouver 2010. 5. They walk through the U.S. path through Latvia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and Slovakia, including Quinn Hughes's overtime winner against Sweden. 6. They also review Canada's run through Czechia, Switzerland, France, and Finland, with special attention to the overtime scare against the Czechs and Nick Suzuki's tying play. 7. The overtime format becomes a major discussion point because the hosts say Canada's speed makes 3-on-3 dangerous. 8. They argue that the U.S. should try to finish the game in 60 minutes because they do not trust a long overtime against Canada's depth. 9. The hosts debate whether the first overtime in international hockey should be five-on-five instead of starting at 3-on-3. 10. They also compare Hellebuyck and Binnington, with Hellebuyck's regular-season awards set against concerns about his big-game track record. 11. The conversation returns to scoring depth, with Dylan Larkin praised for goals in the knockout rounds and Brock Nelson mentioned as part of the U.S. support scoring. 12. Mitch Marner's impact for Canada is discussed alongside the hosts' view that Canada's attack has too many dangerous players to focus on one name. 13. McDavid, McKinnon, Celebrini, Quinn Hughes, and Jack Hughes all come up as the kind of stars that can shape the game. 14. The hosts also speculate about whether Sidney Crosby will dress or take warm-ups, treating his status as a possible game-time detail. 15. When the show turns back to the Islanders, the hosts list the Montreal, Columbus, and Florida games coming after the break and treat the reset as a real test. 16. They mention Noah Dobson's return with Montreal, Matthew Schaefer on the Islanders' blue line, and Rick Tocchet and the Blue Jackets as points of comparison. 17. The tone is lively, conversational, and sports-radio heavy, with several moments of back-and-forth arguing and joking. 18. The format mixes live pregame reactions, Islanders schedule talk, sponsor reads, and a long guest segment with J.G. Pageau. 19. Islanders fans who follow the Olympic hockey break and the team's playoff chase would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting polished game analysis without long sponsor segments may skip it.

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