New York Rangers defeated New York Islanders in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match, which took place at the Madison Square Garden stadium in New York, ended with the score of 5:2 for Rangers.
The winning team included Mika Zibanejad, Will Killy, Johnny Brodzinski, Kaapo Kakko and Alexi Lafreniere. Russian goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin was standing at the door.
Russian Rangers forward Artemy Panarin scored a point with his assist. The Russian player appeared in 68 NHL games in total this season and scored 38 goals and 55 assists. He is by far Rangers’ top scorer. In the race for top scorers in the NHL, Panarin sits in fifth place.
Bo Horvat scored and had a double for the Islanders. Russian goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin defended the team’s goal.
The Rangers got their second straight win in the regular season. The Islanders suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.
Previously Panarin reputed The first star of the day in the NHL.