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Artemi Panarin scores twice as the Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2

Casey Cizikas lights the lamp

Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Edstrom also scored for the Rangers, who won again on home ice after Friday’s 2-1 victory over Ottawa.

Kreider scored shorthanded — his seventh goal of the season 3:44 into the contest — with an assist to Zibanejad with Rangers captain Jacob Trouba in the penalty box.

Trocheck made it 2-0 at 1:21 of the second after Reilly Smith stripped the puck from Islanders defenseman Samuel Bolduc and passed to Trocheck in the slot.

The Islanders cut the deficit to one when Casey Cizikas tapped a loose puck past Shesterkin at 4:38 of the second.

Panarin restored the two-goal lead at 11:04 of the middle period on the power play.

Islanders center Brock Nelson scored off a scramble in front at 19:52 of the second to make it 3-2.

Edstrom scored his first goal at 5:18 of the third, followed by Panarin’s second of the game and team-leading ninth goal into an empty net at 16:37.

Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves for the Islanders.

Takeaways The Islanders, who fell to 4-6-2, have been shut out four times, scored one goal once and scored twice in Sunday’s loss. They have scored three or more goals in six games.

The Rangers improved to 4-1-1 at home. They are 4-1-0 on the road.

Key moment Shesterkin, who improved to 6-2-1 this season, denied Islanders forward Bo Horvat on a breakaway early in the second period and stopped Horvat again 3:50 into the third.

Key stats Kreider’s first-period goal was the 311th of his career, third-most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert (406) and Jean Ratelle (336).

Panarin has points in 10 of New York’s 11 games and leads the Rangers with 18 points.

Up Next Islanders: host Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Rangers: host Buffalo on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

NYR lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:44 Chris Kreider Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (6)
Goal 2nd Period 1:21 Vincent Trocheck Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (6)
Goal 2nd Period 4:38 Casey Cizikas Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre Engvall (1), Simon Holmstrom (4)
Goal 2nd Period 11:04 Artemi Panarin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (7), Adam Fox (9)
Goal 2nd Period 19:52 Brock Nelson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (4), Anders Lee (3)
Goal 3rd Period 5:18 Adam Edstrom Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Braden Schneider (3), Zac Jones (2)
Goal 3rd Period 16:37 Artemi Panarin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Trouba (5), Mika Zibanejad (8)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 18
17 Hits 19
12 Takeaways 11
37 Shots 40
0 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 26
57.4 Faceoff Win Percent 42.6
23 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 10

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2
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