| After trailing 2-0 going into the third period the | | | | the penalty expired C. Druy would take a low |
| Rangers were able to rally around two B. | | | | blast that Roloson would make the save but it |
| Dubinsky goals to even the score. The second | | | | redirected in front to B. Dubinsky as he pushed |
| goal came with H. Lundqvist pulled from the net | | | | the puck to his back hand and sent it home for a |
| and only forty seven seconds left to play. | | | | one goal game with 13:53 remaining. |
| The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden didn't | | | | This goal got the Garden crowd alive again and |
| seem like a regular season game when the puck | | | | Rangers responded by pumping shots at the |
| dropped but more like an old school rivalry | | | | Islanders goal keep. With time running down the |
| renewed. And that's the way the both teams | | | | Rangers would get a late power play and although |
| played as S. Avery and B. Gervais mixed it up | | | | they would come close by hitting a post by the |
| only 2:28 into the first. | | | | time the penalty expired the Ranges would be up |
| The Islanders were able to get on the board first | | | | a man again but this time with an empty net and |
| on a fanned shot attempt by D. Girardi that the | | | | Lundqvist on the bench. Again Dubinsky planting |
| Islanders recovered and tried to thread a pass in | | | | himself in front of the Islanders goal was able to |
| between two Rangers that went deep into the | | | | redirect a R. Callahan shot that would hit the back |
| corner but came out to K. Okposo as he slide one | | | | of the mesh that would erupt a Garden crowd on |
| across to F. Nielsen and an empty net on a bang | | | | the edge of their seats. |
| bang play for a 1-0 lead. | | | | Enter the over time session and the Rangers four |
| Period two would see the Rangers get their | | | | game win streak would come to an end when K. |
| chances while throwing 15 shots at D. Roloson but | | | | Okposo would gain the Rangers zone dish it off |
| not connecting on one. A good looking power play | | | | to F. Nielsen only to get it back and rip a wrister |
| from the Rangers ended up being a Short Handed | | | | that was able to beat Lundqvist for an Islanders |
| conversion by the Islanders when K. Okposo | | | | winner. It was Okposo first goal in 19 games but |
| would battle to a puck in the Rangers end and tip | | | | he played a very good one last night also getting |
| a pass to B. Comeau as he was able to squeeze | | | | two assists on the Islanders first two goals. |
| one through Lundqvist's pads for a 2-0 Islander | | | | Rangers played a well fought game that earned |
| lead. | | | | them a much needed point out of this game while |
| This deflated the Rockin Garden crowd at this | | | | out shooting the Islanders 38-22. Their win streak |
| point and it seemed to change the face of the | | | | started against the Islanders and ended with |
| game where the Rangers were out shooting the | | | | them. The Rangers are 4-0-1 in their last five and |
| Islanders 20-14 by period two's end. | | | | can take out a lot of positives from last night's |
| The Rangers new this was an important game | | | | game including coming from behind a two goal |
| with three teams all in the mix for that eight spot | | | | deficit in the third and winning a lot of physical one |
| and the Islanders right on their tail. The Rangers | | | | on one battles in the corners, but most of all |
| would go on a power play due to a boarding | | | | getting the point out of it. |
| penalty on B.Comeau and would generate some | | | | Next up for the Rangers are the Flyers at the |
| chances that Roloson would turn aside but just as | | | | Garden on Wednesday night. |