Rangers defeat Islanders 5-2 in New York’s derby

Jonny Brodzinski notched the go-ahead goal in the 2^nd period, and the NY Rangers won against the New York Islanders 5-2 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

🗣️ LET’S. GO. RANGERS. pic.twitter.com/k8C0F3tOUa

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 17, 2024

Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle, Kaapo Kakko, and Alexis Lafreniere also notched for the winning franchise, as the team won 5 of their last 6 matches. Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 shots.

“Our franchise is deep at the moment,” Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck shared after the victory in the Big Apple’s derby.

Bo Horvat notched 2 goals, Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 shots, but Isles lost their 4^th straight match.

Rangers notched 3 goals in the 2^nd period to erase a 1-goal trail and take the lead.

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“I saw an organization that played better than our team,” Islanders manager Patrick Roy admitted.

“It comes down to the will in the locker room.”

Key, Jonny, Cools + Troch on today’s effort: https://t.co/s4rucxSAei
Lavi: https://t.co/mjA9RKTNaj pic.twitter.com/WC7ppwdxxb

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 17, 2024

Islanders will welcome the Hurricanes in the Big Apple on Tuesday, while the Rangers play on the same day also in New York against the Jets.