The New York Rangers finally broke the curse of the Barclays Center this afternoon, as they snapped a seven game losing streak in Brooklyn, and defeated the New York Islanders 2-1. Unlike the previous game on Thursday, the Rangers were much more structured defensively, and overall were much better in all three zones. The game winning goal came late in the third period for the Rangers as an errant puck deflected off of Mats Zuccarello’s skate and into the back of the net.
Here is today’s goal breakdown.
1-0 Islanders
Anthony Beauvillier (12) - Josh Bailey (24) & Ryan Pulock (16) - 8:40 2nd Period
After hitting numerous posts throughout the game, the Islanders finally caught a favorable bounce as Anthony Beauvillier slammed home a puck after spinning off of the goal line.