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The New York Rangers have already destroyed their own season.
From The New York Times
New York is 34-32-11 overall and 10-8-3 against the Metropolitan Division.
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the Flyers’ team save percentage of .872 was dead last in the league.
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Yardbarker on MSNSinking Islanders have no margin for error vs. FlyersThe New York Islanders have not resembled a playoff team in recent weeks. The fading Islanders may be facing elimination from postseason contention Saturday afternoon when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers to kick off the final weekend of the regular season.
Artemi Panarin and Brett Berard each scored twice and the New York Rangers trounced the New York Islanders 9-2 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle, Vincent Trocheck,
A 9-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday may have staved off the Rangers’ elimination from playoff contention, but its only delaying the inevitable.
The loss also snapped the Islanders’ three-game point streak and put them perilously close to being eliminated from the postseason. The Isles (79 points) are eight points back of the Montreal Canadiens (87 points) for the second wild card spot. An Islanders loss, or a Canadiens win, in the next week would eliminate New York from playoff contention.
WASHINGTON (7News) — On Sunday, the Washington Capitals will face the New York Islanders on the road. Alex Ovechkin is currently tied with Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. Now, he could stake his claim as the league's top scorer if he lights the lamps against New York.
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Snapshots from the New York Islanders 9-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Photos by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images, Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images
The Rangers could fire head coach Peter Laviolette after a miserable season that will see them miss the playoffs.
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Yardbarker on MSNThe Islanders have a massive offseason ahead of themThe New York Islanders‘ 2024-25 Stanley Cup Playoff hopes ended abruptly on Thursday night as they lost 9-2 to the New York Rangers on home ice. While