The Washington Capitals are considering a trade for New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson as they near the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, despite his dip in performance

The New York Islanders held practice on Saturday morning inside Northwell Health Ice Center in front of fans. The practice was high energy and packed with zip and included a few notable pieces of news.

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) and New York Islanders center Brock Nelson (29) and Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) and defenseman Ryan Pulock (6) during the first period at TD Garden.

Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders center Bo Horvat (14) celebrates his power play goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with center Kyle Palmieri (21) and defenseman Noah Dobson (8) and centers Brock Nelson (29) and Mathew Barzal (13) during the second period at UBS Arena.

NHL insider David Pagnotta has linked the Boston Bruins to a potential trade with Brock Nelson of the New York Islanders.

Since New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal went down with a left knee-cap injury on Feb. 1, we have not been able to talk to him.

The dream and nightmare scenarios for Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders at the trade deadline involved Elias Pettersson and Brock Nelson.

Brock Nelson trade rumors are getting louder as the March 7 trade deadline approaches. The New York Islanders center grew up in Warroad and has 17 goals and 19 assists in 56 games this season. He broke into the league in 2013-14 and has 292 goals and 275 assists in 896 career games.

The Islanders are seven points from a playoff spot. They are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With 25 games to go and an increasing number of points and teams to overcome, that is all the discussion one needs to have.

Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New York Islanders is congratulated by his ... [+] teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the seco