Even in the toughest of times over the years, the New York Islanders have often found healing elixir in the form of beating their city rivals. Saturday as they came out of a bye break looking for a fresh reboot after a terrible December and just one win thus far in 2018, the Islanders again found relief: a right proper demolition of the Rangers in front of their home organist and assorted fans at Madison Square Garden.
The headline is rookie Mathew Barzal’s five-point afternoon — his second such tally in his 45 NHL games.