NEW YORK (AP) — Will Cuylle and Will Borgen scored in the first period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the crosstown-rival Islanders 4-0 on Monday night.
J.T. Miller and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have won four of five and got their second shutout in two nights.
Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves for the Islanders, who have lost five of seven.
The Rangers took a 1-0 lead on a lucky bounce with 4:57 left in the first period. Zac Jones fired a shot from the point that was deflected by the Islanders’ Kyle Palmieri up in the air and bounced off Cuylle’s helmet and in with Sorokin sliding to his right.
Borgen doubled the lead with a short-handed goal with 45 seconds left in the opening period as he got a drop pass from Sam Carrick and fired it past Sorokin for his fourth of the season.
Miller made it 3-0 when he beat Sorokin from the right side at 3:43 of the third.
The Islanders pulled Sorokin for an extra skater with 7:40 remaining, and Panarin scored an empty-netter with 5:09 to go for his 25th of the season.
