scored in the opening period and the New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.stopped 24 shots for his 28th career shutout and third with the Islanders. Defenceman“We know how important points are in a shortened season, we wanted to come out and play well,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “I thought our whole bench was moving their legs and doing all the right things.
, the first overall selection of the 2020 NHL draft, made his debut and recorded one shot in 15:27 minutes of ice time. “It was a good lesson for our young group in patient hockey and what it takes to win at this level,” Rangers alternate captainsaid. “That’s a very detailed team, they don’t give you a whole lot. Anything you get, you got to earn. I think we relied a little too much on our East-West play, too much on our skill. … That’s a very good team, but we definitely didn’t play well.”
Barzal capped off the three-goal first period with an impressive stick-handling manoeuvr before sending the puck past Shesterkin. The Islanders signed Barzal to a three-year contract earlier this month worth a reported $21 million. The 23-year-old centre has led the Islanders in scoring in each of his three NHL seasons.
Lee doubled the Islanders’ lead 1:19 after the opening strike, scoring on a wrist shot from the right circle. DefencemanShesterkin became the first goaltender other thanto start a season opener for the Rangers since Kevin Weekes in October 2005. Lundqvist signed with the Washington Capitals in October, but is unable to play this season due to a heart condition.’s shot bounced off Rangers defenceman.
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