New York Rangers defeat New York Islanders, 4-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — New York Islanders 1, New York Rangers 2. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 18-8, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Tommy Novak opened the scoring for New York Islanders at 0:52, Adam Fox tied it for New York Rangers on the power play at 1:36, and K'Andre Miller put New York Rangers in front at 5:56.

Elvis Merzlikins was under siege with 16 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New York Islanders went 0-for-1 while New York Rangers went 1-for-3.

New York Rangers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — New York Islanders 0, New York Rangers 1. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 17-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Drew O'Connor extended the lead for New York Rangers at 8:59.

Elvis Merzlikins was under siege with 16 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New York Islanders went 0-for-3 while New York Rangers went 0-for-3.

New York Rangers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — New York Islanders 1, New York Rangers 1. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 10-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Marco Kasper extended the lead for New York Rangers at 15:56, then Zack Bolduc cut the deficit for New York Islanders at 16:23.

Elvis Merzlikins was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New York Islanders went 0-for-2 while New York Rangers went 0-for-2.

New York Rangers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.