The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders after Jonathan Tanner Miller scored two goals in the Rangers' 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
But there'll be plenty of both on Tuesday night, when the Islanders host the Rangers for the first time this season in Elmont, N.Y. Both teams were off Monday after playing Sunday. The Islanders returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a 4-3 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars while the Rangers completed a back-to-back road set by coming back to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3.
The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders after Jonathan Tanner Miller scored two goals in the Rangers' 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
That was a fun Saturday, wasn’t it? The NHL returned with a bang on Saturday with a massive slate of 14 games. The highlights for you New York Islanders fans include the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins getting humiliated in blowout losses.
Adam Fox scored the go-ahead goal at 11:26 of the third period, J.T. Miller had two goals and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Sunday.
The Boston Bruins are looking to get back to their winning ways when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
The New York Islanders were 7-4 winners over the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon, and Brock Nelson was one of their big stars in the win with a pair of goals. But there was a very surprising and unexpected name on their goal-scorer list for the game.
The Rangers are one of the three teams outside of the playoff picture that the Islanders need to leapfrog – in addition to Columbus (62 points) and Boston (61 points). The Detroit Red Wings (64 points) and Ottawa Senators (62 points) currently occupy the two wild card spots in the east.
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