Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Rangers 3

The New York Islanders orchestrated their second third period comeback in as many nights with a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
The Islanders came into the third period down 3-1, just as they did on Monday against the Calgary Flames, and they once again pulled out a 4-3 victory with a strong third period effort.
Kyle Palmieri, Adam Pelech, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, and Filip Chytil, Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Rangers.
With the win, the Islanders have won two straight games and seven of their last eight contests. They are also 2-0-0 against the Rangers this season.

Video: Islanders, 4 - Rangers, 3

THE SCORING

First Period
6:04 - NYI 1, NYR 0 (PP) - Kyle Palmieri scores off a rebound in front of the net after a Ryan Pulock one-timer on the power play. Josh Bailey also tallies an assist.
11:44 - NYR 1, NYI 1 - Filip Chytil ends Varlamov's Madison Square Garden shutout streak at 251:36 on a wrist shot in the slot. K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox earn the assists.
Second Period
0:22 - NYR 2, NYI 1 (PP) - Chris Kreider buries a feed from Artemi Panarin on the power play to give the Rangers the lead. Vincent Trocheck picks up the secondary assist.
13:47 - NYR 3, NYI 1 (PP) - Trocheck wrists in a rebound from a Panarin shot. Mika Zibanejad also tallies an assist.
Third Period
0:14 - NYR 3, NYI 2 - Adam Pelech goes bar down from the high slot for his first of the season. Kyle Palmieri and Zach Parise pick up the assists.
12:46 - NYI 3, NYR 3 - Brock Nelson scores on a one-timer on the power play. Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal earn the assists.
14:30 - NYI 4, NYR 3 - Anders Lee skates undetected to the front of the net, takes a pass from Romanov at the point and tucks it around Shesterkin.

NOTEBOOK:

The Islanders have scored 25 goals in the third period this season, most in the NHL... This is the third time in Islanders history the team has won two consecutive games when trailing by two or more goals entering the third period... The Islanders scored a power play goal for the second straight game... They allowed a power play goal for the fifth and sixth times in six games... Cal Clutterbuck missed the game after suffering an injury against the Calgary Flames on Monday... Adam Pelech scored his first goal of the season... The goal tied the Islanders with the San Jose Sharks for the most goals by defensemen in the NHL this season... Alexander Romanov is the only Islander defensemen not to score a goal yet this season... The Islanders earned their second 3-1 third period comeback win in as many games... Anders Lee is on a two-game goal streak... Alexander Romanov led the Islanders with 23:54 TOI

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Semyon Varlamov saved 37 of 40 shots in the win.
Igor Shesterkin saved 22 of 26 shots.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders went 2-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-4 on the penalty kill.

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NEXT GAME:

The Islanders return to action on Thursday against the Arizona Coyotes at UBS Arena. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.