Stan Fischler US Hall Of Fame MSG EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- For the first time this season, the New York Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/] and New York Islanders went to battle on the MetLife Stadium Field. The Rangers extended their winning streak to seven games as the Islanders collapsed for a third-straight loss. Here's how it happened: The Islanders hopped on the Rangers early, but it was the away team who lit the lamp first. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson lasered one past goalie Ilya Sorokin at 1:28 of the first period for an early 1-0 lead. At the center-ice dot, Islanders forward Matt Martin dropped the gloves with Rangers rookie Matthew Rempe, who became the first player to make his NHL debut during a Stadium Series event: Brock Nelson, who scored the Islanders' lone goal at the Stadium Series in 2014 at Yankee Stadium, tied the game at 1-1 at 4:20 of the first, scoring from the slot over the glove of Igor Shesterkin: Bo Horvat gave the Islanders their first lead of the night as he beat Shesterkin under the blocker off the rush at 7:18 of the first: Mathew Barzal scored 14 seconds later, at 7:34 of the first, to extend the Islanders lead to 3-1, leading to Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette calling a timeout: Islanders captain Anders Lee, who got called up soon after the Islanders Yankee Stadium Series outing, scored at 1:03 of the second, deflecting a Pierre Engvall shot through the legs, a between-the-legs deflection, to extend the Islanders lead to 4-1: The Rangers got one back at 5:36 of the second after Artemi Panarin's slot shot deflected off Vincent Trocheck and in to make it a 4-2 game: The Rangers made it a one-goal game before the end of the second, with Trocheck scoring his second of the game at 18:24. After Sorokin couldn't hold on to an Alexi Lafreniere shot, Trocheck flipped it over the Islanders' goaltender and in to make it a 4-3 game. The Islanders got the critical next goal, as Alexander Romanov buried a pass toward the blocker-side post at 1:53 of the third to give the Islanders a 5-3 lead. Chris Kreider got the Rangers within one at 15:50 of the third after he deflected home a Panarin shot on the power play to make it a 5-4 game: The Islanders failed to get out of their own way, taking a penalty before Mike Zibanejad scored at 18:31 of the third to make it a 5-5 game: The Rangers only needed 10 seconds of overtime play before Noah Dobson turned the puck over, leading to Panarin's game-winning tally for the 6-5 win: The Rangers continue to soar while the Islanders continue to shoot themselves in the foot.
