Mats Zuccarello chipped the game-winner in with just over five minutes in the third to seal the New York Rangers’ first-ever win in Brooklyn.
Over the last couple of seasons, Barclays Center provided an ample advantage to the New York Islanders in that they knew how to traverse the uniquely awful ice surface. Tonight, a palpable sense of unfamiliarity plagued the Islanders in their offense and most notably in their powerplay.
Anthony Beauvillier opened and closed the scoring for the Islanders in the second period, sliding a puck past the right leg of Alexandar Georgiev just as the powerplay expired.