NY Post · Dec 3, 2015
Rangers-Islanders rivalry doesn’t disappoint in Brooklyn debut
Sports
Casey Cizikas (right) and Keith Yandle fight during overtime of the Rangers' 2-1 overtime loss to the Islanders on Wednesday night at Barclays Center.Something old, something new; something borrowed, something blue.
This was Islanders 2, Rangers 1 in a shootout at Barclays on Wednesday in the first interborough hockey game in the history of our city, and it was one that honored both sides.
Something old was represented by the rivalry itself that dates back to the Islanders’ 1972-73 inaugural season in the NHL. Something new was the site of the match, representing the first time the teams had met for an Islanders’ home game that wasn’t played at Nassau Coliseum.