The New York Islanders fell to the New York Rangers by a score of 4–1 last night. And frankly, the better team won. The Islanders have looked like garbage over the last two games since acquiring Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac. They haven’t been able to connect on anything and they haven’t been able to play their game.
For example, the Isles entered the third period—their best period—down 2–1. Normally, you’d expect the Islanders to turn it on if they hadn’t yet played their best. But they couldn’t keep the puck on their own stick throughout the period and registered only one high-danger chance to the Rangers’ five.