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Game Thread: New York Rangers (20-16-4) at New York Islanders (21-16-4) - April 13, 2013 - 7:00 EDT

### New York Rangers at New York Islanders

##Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, NY

##7:00 EDT

###Season Series

DateLocationResult
2/7Manhattan4-1 NYR
2/14Manhattan4-3 (SO) NYI
3/7Uniondale2-1 (OT) NYR
4/13Uniondale-

###Team Stats

RangersIslanders
40GP41
20W21
16L16
4OT4
44P46
2.38GF/G2.83
2.30GA/G2.93
16.5PP%20.9
82.2PK%80.8
50.7FO%48.9

###Goaltender Breakdown

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##New York Rangers

GPWLOTLSOGAASV%
Henrik Lundqvist351814302.120.926
Martin Biron622102.320.917

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##New York Islanders

GPWLOTLSOGAASV%
Evgeni Nabokov352011402.540.910
Kevin Poulin412003.320.880
Rick Dipietro303004.090.855

###Team Leaders

RangersIslanders
GRick Nash17John Tavares24
ADerek Stepan20Matt Moulson26
PTSRick Nash35John Tavares42
+/-Derek Stepan+18Josh Bailey+7
PIMRyane Clowe91Matt Martin59
SOGRick Nash147Matt Moulson136

###Projected Lineup

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##New York Rangers

Left WingCenterRight Wing
Rick NashDerek StepanRyan Callahan (C)
Ryane CloweBrad Richards (A)Mats Zuccarello
Carl HagelinDerick BrassardBrian Boyle
Taylor PyattDarroll PoweArron Asham
DefenseDefense
Michael Del ZottoDan Girardi (A)
Ryan McDonaghAnton Stralman
John MooreSteve Eminger
Starting GoalieBackup Goalie
Henrik LundqvistMartin Biron

##

##New York Islanders

Left WingCenterRight Wing
Matt MoulsonJohn TavaresBrad Boyes
Josh BaileyFrans NielsenKyle Okposo
Michael GrabnerKeith AucoinColin McDonald
Jesse JoensuuCasey CizikasMatt Martin
DefenseDefense
Travis HamonicAndrew MacDonald
Mark StreitMatt Carkner
Thomas HickeyLubomir Visnovsky
Starting GoalieBackup Goalie
Evgeni NabokovKevin Poulin

###Box Score & Summary

Period 1Period 2Period 3OvertimeTotal
Rangers00011
Islanders00000
Scoring Summary
Period 1
No Scoring0-0 TIE
Period 2
No Scoring0-0 TIE
Period 3
No Scoring0-0 TIE
Overtime
3:11Girardi (2) Asst - Brassard, Del Zotto1-0 NYR

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###Notes

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##New York Rangers Inconsistency has been an issue all season for the Rangers. They lost three of four to start the season, then won three of four and have been going through peaks and valleys ever since. They are 4-1-1 in their past six, including s 3-2 shootout victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, but this run of good play was preceded by a 3-6-1 stretch.

The Rangers feel good now, and they'll need to be at their best against the red-hot Islanders.

"They're playing some great hockey right now," Rangers forward Arron Asham told ESPN New York on Friday. "Their young stars are starting to bloom and play important minutes for them ... and they're getting good goaltending. They've got a decent lineup. We can't go in there thinking it's the Islanders of the past. It's a good hockey club."

##

##New York Islanders They're 8-1-1 in their past 10 to push themselves into a great position to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Evgeni Nabokov has allowed two goals or fewer in eight of nine starts and John Tavares has six goals in his past 10 games.

"I think we've found a way to be patient," said Nabokov after the Islanders weathered an early storm to win 2-1 against the Boston Bruins on the road Thursday night. "Sometimes it's just better to chip the puck out and just go on the forecheck. Early in the season we weren't doing all those things. We had more turnovers."

###Scratches

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##New York Rangers

Player
Derek DorsettBroken Collarbone - IR
Matt GilroyHealthy
Roman HamrlikHealthy
Marc StaalEye/Face - IR

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##New York Islanders

Player
Mark StraitAnkle - IR
Joe FinleyUndisclosed - IR

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Posted Apr 13, 2013, 11:02 PM UTC · edited

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