Bobby Nystrom played 14 seasons for th Islanders and scored arguably the biggest goal in the franchise's 43-year history.  Newsday sat down with the former Islander great to reminisce  about the team's glory days of the 1980s. (Newsday Staff)

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The difference between the NHL regular season and best-on-best international tournaments is very noticeable in terms of intensity and pace of play.

Gross: Isles' Horvat, Palat will maintain their game legs at Winter Olympics

Following the long break, the Islanders will look to make a frantic final push toward the postseason.

3 Islanders takeaways at the Olympic break

The Islanders were outshot 24-14 but they managed a win at Prudential Center to sweep the four-game season series.

Horvat nets late winner to help Isles head into Olympic break on a high

Bringing in Ondrej Palat from Devils for Max Tsyplakov gives the Islanders a greater physicality and defensive prowess.

Gross: Isles getting from Palat what they couldn't from Tsyplakov

The Islanders will be playing their sixth game in nine nights before the Olympic break on Thursday, and their focus needs be on getting two points against the Devils.

Gross: Isles can't make any excuses in final game of grueling stretch

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Jalen Brunson led the way with 31 points and newcomer Jose Alvarado delivered the defense that the Knicks were seeking.

Popper: Resilient Knicks bounce back with beaning of Boston

He had 12 points, two assists and two steals in his first game after being acquired from the Pelicans at the NBA trade deadline.

Alvarado on his Knicks debut: 'I just feel like it was meant to be'

The first test for Alvarado and what he can contribute will come on Sunday against the Celtics.

Popper: Jose Alvarado should bring added intensity, toughness to Knicks

Bloomgren, who was with the Browns last season, began his NFL career as an offensive quality control coach with the Jets from 2007-08.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

Creating junk journals in Babylon

Students gather at Kramer Lane Elementary School to celebrate Long Beach native Charlie McAvoy.

Students celebrate Long Beach's Charlie McAvoy competing in the Winter Olympics

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to celebrities and doctors on the red carpet of the American Heart Association's Red Dress Collection Concert in New York City.

Red dresses on the red carpet: Celebrities talk heart health

Los Angeles Angels starting catcher and Sayville native Logan O'Hoppe visited fifth-graders at McKenna Elementary School to support his mother, Angela, who wrote the children's book, "If You Choose to Believe Them."

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

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Following the death of her father, Long Beach's Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help "shock the grief out of her system." NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Rain or shine, warm or cold, she takes a dip in the ocean every day

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a longtime Baiting Hollow restaurant that's been serving the community for decades — and is now offering homemade pot pies to go.

Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn

West Babylon's Rivers triplets are making history as skiers for Jamaica. One of the triplets will compete in February's Winter Olympics.

West Babylon skier on his way to compete in the Winter Olympics 

Shop with Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Sprouts, which opened its first Long Island location in Centereach.

A foodie's guide to shopping at Sprouts

Municipalities like the Village of Great Neck Plaza are stepping up efforts to remove snow piles that haven't melted over a week after a storm hit the region. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Many LIers frustrated with slow snow removal

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