Tonight was supposed to be about celebration, it being the Breadman’s 200th game in royal blue and all, but the team couldn’t pull it off in the end. In a match where the Rangers controlled much of the play, they fell to their New York rival with the Islanders’ third-period surge. This was a disappointing game as the Blueshirts seemed to come out looking sharper and faster but still yielded a similar result to recent games.
1st Period
Kyle Palmieri (5)- Zach Parise (2) & Ryan Pulock (5)- PPG 6:04
With Jimmy Vesey going off for tripping the Islanders wasted no time capitalizing.