Ross Johnston of the Islanders fights Micheal Haley of the Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Credit: Jim McIsaac
It would be easy to say the Islanders had no fight left after the fights. Because the Rangers’ game took off from the back-to-back bouts early in the first period.
The scoreboard certainly reflected that as the Islanders yielded six straight goals after scoring in the game’s opening minute of a 6-2 loss on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
The rivals, meeting for the first time this season, play each other three times in nine days, with a rematch on Thursday night at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum.