Rangers could take many paths to chase playoff dream after ending Islanders’ delusions
The Rangers showed well in this one at the Garden, pretty much having their way with the neighbors who’d given them nightmares for years.
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Brock Nelson’s Islanders milestone comes with a grim reality check
Brock Nelson has a lot of reasons to be feeling sentimental right about now. He plays his 900th game as an Islander at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history to do so. If he makes it as far as Saturday in an Islanders uniform, he’ll pass Bobby Nystrom to be fourth on the all-time list.
For Islanders, life without Brock Nelson gets off to good start
The Islanders finally have moved out of last in the NHL on the power play, ranking 31st (just ahead of the Ducks) at 19-for-148 (12.8%). “It’s given us confidence,” Horvat said. “It wasn’t anything pretty, it was just us moving the puck around quickly and getting pucks toward the net, and they went in for us.”
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Islanders play the Rangers following Nelson’s 2-goal game
The New York Islanders visit the New York Rangers after Brock Nelson scored two goals in the Islanders’ 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators. New York is 30-26-4 overall and 9-9-0 against the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers have given up 183 goals ...