The perpetual little brother of the New York hockey world, the New York Islanders have made it their team’s mission to win against the New York Rangers the past three seasons. The team from Manhattan has yet to pick up a victory at the library masquerading as a hockey arena where the Islanders play their home games on Flatbush Avenue.
If nothing else, Alain Vigneault deserved to be fired for losing seven consecutive games to the Islanders over the course of the final three years of his tenure. For many, this is one of the best rivalries in hockey when both teams are good.