In a hard-fought, defensive-minded game, the New York Rangers came up just a bit short against their cross-town rivals, the New York Islanders by the score of 2-0.
The game was scoreless after two periods but two third-period goals within a span of two minutes spelled doom for the Blueshirts.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots on the night in earning his third shutout of the season, two of which have come against the Rangers. He became the first Islanders goaltender to have two shutouts in a season against the Blueshirts.
The Rangers had an excellent chance to score in the third period when Artemi Panarin had a breakaway courtesy of a K’Andre Miller pass but was stopped by Varlamov.