The Isles are 3-1-2 in games decided by a single goal including 3-1 in regulation. They are 0-0 in games decided in overtime and are 0-2 in shootouts. The Isles are 2-0 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Igor Shesterkin makes a save during the Rangers' Nov. 8 game against the Islanders.Igor Shesterkin opened the season looking the part of the league’s highest-paid goaltender. For nearly three

Bo Horvat continued his torrid goal-scoring pace with two more – including one on the power play – to give him 11 in 15 games.

New York earned a 4-1 road victory over the Detroit Red Wings its last time out on Nov. 7. New York played at home in its last game on Nov. 7, and lost 5-2 against the Minnesota Wild. As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest with everything you need to know before Saturday's game.

What is reassuring is that the Rangers still retain the NHL ’s highest high-danger scoring chance rate. Aside from the 18 they generated against the Red Wings, they got 10 prime looks against the Hurricanes at home in their 3-0 loss on Tuesday, according to Natural Stat Trick.

The NHL takes a back seat once again on Friday night with just eight of the league’s 32 teams in action.  The New York Islanders host the Minnesota Wild to open

New York Islanders crush New York Rangers 5-0 behind Ilya Sorokin’s shutout—has the team turned a corner on consistency?

When reporters filed into the visitor’s dressing room after the Islanders win, Ilya Sorokin was deep in conversation with Sergei Naumovs.