The Islanders are 0-1-0 against the Jets this season, falling 4-3 on Feb. 7 in Winnipeg. Simon Holmstrom, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Isles, whose third period comeback bid – they outshot Winnipeg 19-6 in the final frame – fell short. The Islanders have won four straight home games against the Jets.
Will Cuylle and Will Borgen scored in the first period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 20 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the crosstown-rival Islanders 4-0.
There haven’t been many Battles of New York in recent memory with as many playoff implications as the last couple games between the Rangers and Islanders. And for the second time in a week, the Blueshirts asserted themselves in the Eastern Conference ...
Will Cuylle scored on a fortuitous bounce late in the first period and added an assist as the New York Rangers beat the visiting New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday night.
The Rangers won a big one Monday, beating the rival Islanders 4-0 to move into a tie with Detroit for the second wild-card spot.
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets square off in a non-conference matchup. New York has a 14-13-2 record at home and a 27-26-7 record overall. The Islanders have given up 179 goals while scoring 163 for a -16 scoring differential.
NEW YORK -- Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves and the New York Rangers got their second straight shutout win, 4-0 against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The Rangers also defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday behind 34 saves from Jonathan Quick.
The New York Rangers (31-26-4) shut out the New York Islanders (27-26-7) 4-0 on Monday night in Madison Square Garden. The loss resembled some of the worst hockey of the entire season.
The New York Islanders shockingly scratched Anthony Duclair on Monday, and now it's got fans speculating that a trade could be on the way soon. The New