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New York Islanders vs New York Rangers Wrap - New York Wins 4-3

The Islanders earned a 4-3 victory over New York on Tuesday behind a 37-save performance from Semyon Varlamov at Madison Square Garden.

New York was an underdog by +151 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

New York got goals from Brock Nelson, Adam Pelech, Kyle Palmieri, and Anders Lee in the victory. Palmieri opened the scoring at 6:04 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov turned in a 37-save effort for the Islanders.

New York got goals from Vincent Trocheck, Chris Kreider, and Filip Chytil in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, New York went 2-for-3, while the Rangers were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.

New York outshot New York 40-26 in the game.

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