National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
New York Islanders 2
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New York Rangers 5
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Madison Square Garden · 18,006 att.

Match Report

Alexis Lafrenière has a hat trick as the Rangers beat the Islanders for their 4th win in a row

— Alexis Lafrenière recorded a hat trick, with two goals into an empty net, and had an assist as the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four by defeating the crosstown...

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Team Stats

14
Blocked Shots
14
18
Hits
27
2
Takeaways
6
19
Shots
24
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
25.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
33
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
12
Giveaways
13
6
Total Penalties
7
18
Penalty Minutes
20

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Ondrej Palat BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Bo Horvat BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Brayden Schenn BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 2 · SA 19 · SOS 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • J.T. Miller BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Will Cuylle BS 0 · HT 6 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:47 · 3rd Cole Beaudoin faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  4. 19:47 · 3rd Adam Pelech Fighting against Oliver Bjorkstrand
  5. 19:47 · 3rd Oliver Bjorkstrand Fighting against Adam Pelech
  6. 19:47 · 3rd Adam Pelech Roughing against Oliver Bjorkstrand served by Anthony Duclair
  7. 19:45 · 3rd Braden Schneider Snap Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
  8. 19:37 · 3rd Noah Laba faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Highlights

00:29 Oliver Bjorkstrand fires in a goal for Rangers Watch on ESPN 00:50 Alexis Lafreniere gives Rangers a 2-0 lead Watch on ESPN 00:37 Bo Horvat, Calum Ritchie score pair of goals to tie it for Islanders Watch on ESPN 00:55 Oliver Bjorkstrand's 2nd goal restores Rangers' lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYR lead series 1-0

Injuries

New York Rangers

  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Adam Sykora Injured Reserve

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

NHL News

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