Rangers rally late for shootout win as Islanders still manage to boost playoff chances
NY Post
The Rangers can breathe a little easier in their quest for the President’s Trophy.
And the Islanders’ path to the playoffs appears inevitable.
After the Islanders handed them defeat earlier this week, the Rangers took revenge on home ice Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 shootout victory to move three points clear of the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division and set a franchise record for regular-season wins, with 54, thanks to Vincent Trocheck’s game-winner.
“It’s a very good number,” said Igor Shesterkin, who turned in a 34-save afternoon, plus two more in the shootout to outduel his compatriot, Ilya Sorokin.
But because the Islanders took home a loser point that extended their playoff cushion to four points with two games remaining in their season, this game felt just as successful for the visitors, even as their six-game winning streak was broken.
The Islanders still went into Saturday evening with a chance to clinch a playoff berth if Detroit and Washington lost.
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