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Rangers 4 (EN), Islanders 1: Isles still adjusting, sloppy under pressure

The New York Islanders played their second poor game in a row, though tonight’s 4-1 loss to the Rangers was disappointing in completely different ways than the previous night’s shootout win over the Flyers.

Overall, the Isles were disconnected on their rushes, a little too pedestrian in their defensive coverage and effort, and without any of the puck luck — at least three posts/crossbars hit — that might have covered up the warts of their performance.

The game was fairly even in the first, still salvageable in the second and early third, but the Islanders seemed to trend worse as the game wore on, and the Rangers never let up.