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New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 2-1

The Rangers came up short Thursday against the Islanders, falling 2-1.

New York was favored by -137 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

New York got goals from Thomas Hickey, and Anthony Beauvillier in the victory. Hickey opened the scoring at 4:55 of the second period.

Jaroslav Halak stopped 34 of 35 New York shots in the victory.

New York got a goal from Kevin Hayes in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

New York got a 20-stop effort from Ondrej Pavelec in the loss.

New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 35-22.

New York heads into a battle against the Red Wings. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.