nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 9-2
Artemi Panarin scored twice to lead the Rangers over New York 9-2 on Thursday at UBS Arena.
The Rangers were a -108 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
New York got goals from Artemi Panarin(2), Brett Berard(2), Juuso Parssinen, Vincent Trocheck, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad, and Alexis Lafreniere in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring at 3:17 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 44-save effort for the Rangers.
New York got goals from Hudson Fasching, and Maxim Tsyplakov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Marcus Hogberg stopped 22 of 30 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-1, while the Islanders were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New York 46-32 in the game.
New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flyers. The Islanders will aim to get back on the winning track at Carolina.