This game feels like the perfect example of all of the problems people have pointed out about the Islanders this season. The defense struggled, the forwards struggled to connect passes and give a 60 minute effort, the power play was inert while the penalty kill relied heavily on the brilliance of Sorokin...
A frustrating loss, given all the opportunities to win, or at least come away with a point, and it caps off a frustrating road trip where the Islanders picked up just 4 of a possible 10 points.
First Period
To start off the game, the Islanders survived a precarious situation where both Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee broke their sticks blocking Rangers shots, but the Rangers couldn’t take advantage.