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01/28 20:51 CST Islanders roll past Rangers 5-2 in Palat's first game
Islanders roll past Rangers 5-2 in Palat's first game
By SCOTT CHARLES
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Ondrej Palat scored the opening goal and added an assist in
his debut with the New York Islanders, who defeated their cross-town rival New
York Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists, David Rittich made 14 saves, and
the Islanders won their second straight game. Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel
Pageau and Emil Heineman also scored.
Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh scored for the Rangers. Spencer Martin
stopped 31 shots, but the Rangers lost for the fourth time in their last five
games and are 2-8-1 since they won the Winter Classic in Florida on Jan. 2.
Star forward Artemi Panarin was held out of the lineup for roster management
purposes and will not play again for the Rangers before the Olympic break.
Holmstrom made a slick pass from the half wall to set up Palat in the slot for
a power-play goal with 5:01 remaining in the first period.
Tony DeAngelo found Holmstrom for a tap-in goal 1:11 later, giving the
Islanders a 2-0 lead.
Zibanejad buried a cross-ice feed from J.T. Miller late in the first period to
pull the Rangers within one.
Barzal and Pageau scored 47 seconds apart midway through the second period to
extend the Islanders' lead to 4-1.
The Islanders acquired Palat from the New Jersey Devils, along with a
third-round pick in 2026 and a sixth-round pick in 2027, in exchange for
forward Maxim Tsyplakov.
Up next The Rangers host the Islanders on Thursday for the second half of a home-and-home. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next The Rangers host the Islanders on Thursday for the second half of a home-and-home. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
