Islanders Shut Out Rangers 3-0 at The Garden Tuesday

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The New York Islanders shut out the New York Rangers 3-0 at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night (01/13/15). The Islanders came out flying while the Rangers looked flat with no jump and incredibly slow to the puck. The Rangers hit the post three times including back-to-back right posts by Rick Nash and Derick Brassard late in the first period and so it went. Both clubs went into the first intermission with a scoreless, even game. To start the second the Islanders came out flying putting six shots on goal within the first four minutes of the period. The Rangers were called for icing and head coach Alain Vigneault used their timeout. The onslaught continued and the Islanders scored three unanswered goals in the second. The goal scorers were Anders Lee, Nikolay Kulemin and Frans Nielsen. The Nielsen goal was shorthanded and was a dagger into the Rangers’ hearts. To stir things up Vigneault pulled goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who made 29 saves on 32 shots, to start the third period. Cam Talbot played well and saved all 12 shots. The Rangers did not want this game and clearly the Islanders did. The two New York teams play each other three more times at the Nassau Coliseum this season. The bigger loss for the Blueshirts is Derek Stepan who did not return after the second period due to an upper-body injury. The three stars of the game were Jaroslav Halak (NYI), Frans Nielsen (NYI) and Anders Lee (NYI).