In what was described as one of the biggest games of the season, the New York Rangers’ offense came up empty tonight as their playoff hopes faded. Right from the opening puck drop, the Rangers never got anything going and the Islanders jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the game. That trend continued for the remainder of the game, and the Islanders just smothered the Rangers for the remaining 40 minutes of play.
1st Period
Leo Komarov (1) - Jordan Eberle (17) & Nick Leddy (26) - 6:27
It didn’t take very long for the Islanders to strike first, and they opened the scoring just over six minutes into the game.