[7:09 PM] Rangers @ Islanders

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Rangers (17-8-1)

@ New York Islanders (9-10-5)

 

Starting Goalies:

Henrik Lundqvist (NYR): Unconfirmed

Jaroslav Halak(NYI): Confirmed

 

• The New York Rangers and New York Islanders are close in proximity but remain miles apart in the Metropolitan Division standings entering Tuesday’s matchup at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Although the Rangers have gone nine games without back-to-back wins, they sit atop the Metropolitan while the Islanders are mired in the division basement.

• Ex-Islander Michael Grabner, who leads the Rangers with 13 goals and tallied in the season opener, will miss the matchup against his former teammates to attend the funeral of his grandmother in Austria. To fill Grabner’s roster spot, New York recalled forward Marek Hrivik from its American Hockey League affiliate in Hartford, where he registered a team-high 17 points on eight goals and nine assists in 20 games. Netminder Henrik Lundqvist’s season-opening win ended a six-game skid (0-5-1) versus the Islanders.

• With the Rangers and their league-best offense coming into their building, the Islanders have picked a good time to break out of their scoring doldrums with 11 goals over the past three games.

• Islanders G Jaroslav Halak, who is 13-7-0 versus the Rangers, is expected to get the start.

• Rangers F Rick Nash, who has four goals in his last seven games overall, has 10 tallies and 18 points in 26 games versus the Islanders.

• The Islanders are 1-for-14 on the power play over the past six games, but they have killed all 13 penalties in that span.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: New York Rangers

Confidence: 4/10

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