Rapid Recap: Islanders 3, Rangers 0

The New York Islanders picked up their third-straight win on Friday night, downing the New York Rangers 3-0 at Madison Square Garden.
Casey Cizikas, Matt Martin and Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders, while Semyon Varlamov stopped all 27 shots he saw for his second shutout of the season. With the win, the Islanders improved to 2-0-0 at MSG this season and are 17-5-0 in their last 22 trips to Broadway.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
2:40 - NYI 1, NYR 0 - Ryan Pulock keeps a puck in at the blue line, skates in down low and finds Casey Cizikas for a backdoor tap-in.
2nd Period:
4:48 - NYI 2, NYR 0 - The Islanders force a turnover on a Rangers zone entry and go back the other way. Mathew Barzal puts on the breaks, waits for a trailing Matt Martin and finds the winger, who beats Shesterkin stick side. Ross Johnston picks up the secondary assist.
3rd Period:
2:47 - NYI 3, NYR 0 - Mathew Barzal takes a feed from Oliver Wahlstrom and cuts across the crease before roofing a backhander past Shesterkin. The goal is Barzal's 300th point of his career.

NOTEBOOK:

Ross Johnston drew into the lineup for Kieffer Bellows... Andy Greene missed his second-straight game... Mathew Barzal extended his point streak to three games (2G, 4A)... Barzal now how 28 points (8G, 20A) in 23-career games against the Rangers, the most of any opponent he's faced in the NHL... Igor Shesterkin dropped to 1-6-1 against the Islanders for his career... Robin Salo was returned to Bridgeport... Semyon Varlamov has four-straight shutouts at Madison Square Garden... Casey Cizikas has three goals in 40 games against the Rangers - all three are game winners.

GOALTENDING MATCHUP:

Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 of 27 in the shutout win.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 15 of 18 shots in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play went 0-for-4 while the penalty kill went 3-for-3.

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HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders take on another Tri-State rival when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop is at 4 p.m.