After a day off on Wednesday, the Rangers are back in action tonight. The New York Islanders are set to make their first trip of the season into Madison Square Garden, as these in-state rivals will square off for only the second time during the 2021-22 campaign. Tonight’s game was originally scheduled to be played on November 28th, but the Islanders were in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak that forced a postponement until tonight.
Between a 13 game road trip to open the season, followed by a COVID-19 marred opening homestand, the Islanders’ season has been one to forget.