Head coach Alain Vigneault has been preaching to the Rangers about having a good start. This has been a major dilemma this year for the Rangers and it continued in this one. Chris Kreider put the Islanders on the power play just 1:30 in and they would cash in.
Anders Lee would score the Islanders first powerplay goal of the season banking in the rebound on a Ryan Pulock shot for the early lead.
Despite falling behind early again, the Rangers would take advantage of an icing call that went in their favor.