NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson, Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal scored in the opening period and the New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 24 shots for his 28th career shutout and third with the Islanders. Defenseman Nick Leddy added two assists.
“We know how important points are in a shortened season, we wanted to come out and play well,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “I thought our whole bench was moving their legs and doing all the right things.