Reaching the playoffs is always the first goal of any season. Now, the Islanders can set their sights higher.
The Islanders clinched their third straight postseason berth with a second straight dominating performance over the rival Rangers, winning 3-0 on Saturday night before a sell-out crowd of 1,400 in likely the Rangers' final game at Nassau Coliseum.
Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Josh Bailey had three assists and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as he set a team record with a shutout streak of 213:56, breaking Chico Resch’s old mark of 178:29, set in 1975-76. He’s shut out the Rangers four times this season.