The New York Islanders' six-game win streak came to an end at the World's Most Self-Congratulatory Arena, at the hands of a possible first-round playoff opponent, but the regulation point the Isles picked up in the shootout loss brought them one step closer to actually getting to the postseason.
The first period had that playoff-like mix of intensity and controlled calm-it-down reactions to moments of chaos. With a different mix of bounces, it could've been 3-1 but the goalies helped keep it scoreless.
With the President's Trophy in their sights, the Rangers came out with great jump, and the Islanders looked slow, chasing elusive pucks and opponents around their zone. Ilya Sorokin was really sharp in the early going to keep things scoreless, including a point-blank stop on Adam Fox after a loose puck caromed to him.
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