The New York Islanders put forth their best showing of the preseason as they defeated the New York Rangers 4-2 at UBS Arena on Saturday night.
NEW YORK, NY -- The New York Islanders put forth their best showing of the preseason as they defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 at UBS Arena on Saturday night.
LINES:
Simon Holmstrom-Bo Horvat-Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall-Brock Nelson-Hudson Fasching
Anders Lee-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Julien Gauthier
Ross Johnston-Kyle MacLean-Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech-Noah Dobson
Alex Romanov (preseason debut)-Ryan Pulock
Samuel Bolduc-Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Jakub Skarek
Rapid Recap:
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, and Cal Clutterbuck each had a goal for the Islanders.
Brennan Othmann had the lone goal for the Rangers.
Anders Lee. from the half wall, found Pageau in the low slot at 7:07 of the first period to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead.
Hudson Fasching, with a between-the-legs pass, dropped the puck to Brock Nelson before he beat goalie Jonathan Quick five-hole at 9:35 of the first to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead.
Horvat scored on the wraparound at 17:11 of the first period to extend the Islanders' lead to 3-0.
Clutterbuck scored glove side at 10:44 of the second from the low slot to give the Islanders a 4-0 lead.
Othmann beat Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov under the pad at 5:07 of the third period to cut the Ranges deficit to 4-1.
Barclay Goodrow scored from the slow slot with 5:04 to make it a 4-2 game.
Wille Cuylle scored with 50 seconds to play in the third to put the Rangers within a goal, 4-3.
Lee scored on the empty net to make it 5-3.
Varlamov made 22 saves. Quick made 17 saves. Dylan Garand made seven saves in relief.
Notes: Forward Kyle Palmieri (day-to-day) continues to skate on his own, but there is no timetable for his return.
Islanders PP Units (0/2)
PP1: Fasching-Horvat-Barzal-Nelson-Dobson
PP2: Lee-Pageau-Gauthier-Engvall-Bolduc
Islanders PK Units (1/1)
PK1: MacLean-Clutterbuck-Pelech-Mayfield
PK2: Horvat-Holmsrom-Romanov-Pulock
NEXT: The Islanders head to New Jersey to battle the Devils on Monday. Puck drop is slated for 7 PM ET.