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NHL, round 2

Tuesday, October 6, 2026Madison Square GardenAll Princeton sports
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NYI0202
NYR1225
Final

Rangers beat Islanders 5-2

The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers led after every period. The third period made the difference: the Rangers outscored the Islanders 2-0.

The Rangers had 24 shots to 19.

For the Rangers, Alexis Lafreniere (LW): 3. For the Islanders, Calum Ritchie (C): 1.

The Rangers improve to 4-1-0. The Islanders fall to 1-2-0.

Attendance: 18,006.

Full recap at ESPN: Alexis Lafrenière has a hat trick as the Rangers beat the Islanders for their 4th win in a row

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#64
NYI · GoalsCalum Ritchie C1
#10
NYI · AssistsBrayden Schenn C2
#10
NYI · PointsBrayden Schenn C2
#13
NYR · GoalsAlexis Lafreniere LW3
#93
NYR · AssistsMika Zibanejad C2
#13
NYR · PointsAlexis Lafreniere LW4
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
C. Cizikas C000013:260:000:1913:07170100106554.5012
A. Duclair LW000-214:322:260:0012:0620000000010.0000
V. Eklund RW120115:011:550:0013:0620010220000.0012
E. Heineman LW040016:400:221:4214:3620010010010.0000
S. Holmstrom RW010-215:111:561:5111:2420010100000.0100
B. Horvat C000-217:494:291:4011:402112023012860.0000
M. Maccelli LW000-114:324:430:009:4918001100000.0000
J. Pageau C130-214:500:131:5312:442100000071138.9000
O. Palat LW220-111:570:130:1911:251601012010100.0000
K. Palmieri C000-216:374:490:0011:4818000200000.0100
C. Ritchie C000014:272:060:0012:21201102002433.3100
B. Schenn C110016:164:080:0012:08200122105362.5027
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
T. DeAngelo D201-118:121:540:0016:1826000100000.0200
A. Pelech D100-120:560:002:1618:4030000000000.0127
R. Pulock D110-116:320:132:4513:3421000100000.0200
A. Romanov D210-113:200:131:2211:4515000100000.0000
M. Schaefer D111-225:034:500:0020:1328000210000.0200
L. Stanley D220019:210:001:2118:0028000110000.0100
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
S. Varlamov G3220019.864154059:2600

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