Islanders shut out for second straight game in loss to Sabres
Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 shots in the 4-0 defeat on Thursday.
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Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 shots in the 4-0 defeat on Thursday.
Adam Fox scored in the first period and the Blueshirts held on for a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.
It was the Kings' fifth shutout this season and the second for Rittich, who was making his first start since Feb. 26.
Jonathan Quick made 20 saves as the first-place Rangers won their second straight after losing three of four.
Top line of Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson combined for 6 points in the 6-1 win on Sunday.
It was the second shutout of the season for Shesterkin, who played his first game for the Rangers in January 2020.
Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored for the Devils, who are 1-2 under interim coach Travis Green.
Bo Horvat opened New York's four-goal, second-period burst with his 25th goal, the Islanders earned their fifth straight win.
The Devils are six points out of a wild-card playoff spot with 19 games left in the regular season.
The Islanders moved within four points of the Philadelphia Flyers for the third spot in the Metropolitan Division.
It was the Devils' first game since general manager Tom Fitzgerald relieved Lindy Ruff of his coaching duties.
Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider scored for Metropolitan Division-leading New York in the 4-2 defeat on Monday.
General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with less than 30 games left to play.
Nico Daws was lifted after giving up four goals on 13 shots for New Jersey, which has lost five of seven.
The Rangers lost for just the second time in 13 games (11-1-1).
Palmieri, who completed the natural hat trick just 12:19 in, had his first three-goal game with the Islanders and added an assist.
Lukas Dostal made 52 saves and stopped Jack Hughes' penalty shot with 2.1 seconds to play, and the Ducks held on to beat the Devils 4-3.
The Islanders are 6-5-3 since firing Lane Lambert and hiring Roy to linger in the playoff race.
New York, first in the Eastern Conference, improved to 12-2-1 in the last 15 games.
New Jersey scored seven straight goals after falling behind 1-0 and improved to 16-10-2 on the road.
The winning play in the 3-2 victory on Monday was set up by sheer brilliance by Mathew Barzal.
Artemi Panarin and Adam Edstrom scored, and Jonathan Quick stopped 37 shots for New York in the 4-2 loss on Sunday.
The NHL's top scorer registered 4 points to get to 100 for the season in a 4-1 victory on Sunday.
The Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers have not lost since Jan. 26.
The Islanders lost for the fifth time in six games.
