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The New York Islanders picked up a narrow 2-1 road win over the New York Rangers today.
After an opening frame where the Islanders were outshot 12-7 and benefitted from a save of the year candidate from Ilya Sorokin, Anders Lee got the team on the board on a power play under a minute into the second period, taking a pass in front and putting a nice shot over Igor Shesterkin. The Rangers managed to tie the game on a power play of their own though, as Chris Kreider took a pass on a rush and beat Ilya Sorokin with a short-side goal, as the teams went into the second intermission tied.
The Islanders put together a strong final frame, limiting the Rangers to just eight shots and generating some good chances themselves. Then with under three minutes to go, Kyle Palmieri went to the net to redirect Ryan Pulock’s shot to the front of the net, putting the Islanders ahead and they held on after that for the 2-1 win.
It’s a nice win for the Islanders, coming on the road against a strong team and division rival.
I’m mentioning this every game at this point, but Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri continue to be completely different players for the Islanders than they were through much of the first half of the year. Lee is riding a six-game goal streak, scoring nine times over that stretch, while Palmieri now has 10 goals in his last 16 games.
Ilya Sorokin was great as well, stopping 29 shots in the win, with some of them being pretty excellent saves.
New York has now also picked up nine points over their last five games, going 4-0-1 in that stretch. They’re looking a lot more like they were expected to this year, even if it’s too little, too late.
The Islanders’ next game comes on Saturday against the Dallas Stars.
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