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The New York Islanders visit the New York Rangers in an NHL crosstown classic on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on MSG networks. The Islanders will try to snap a two-game slide while the Rangers are surging at 4-1 across their last five games.
Islanders vs. Rangers will air on MSG, and nationwide on ESPN Unlimited. Fans can stream it free with DirecTV (free trial), which also includes a complimentary ESPN Unlimited subscription.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: NHL regular season
Who: New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers
When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
TV: MSG
Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV (free trial), Hulu + Live TV, ESPN
Here’s a recent NHL story via The Associated Press:
DETROIT (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night.
Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist to reach 200 career points, and Noah Laba and Will Cuylle also scored for New York, which has won seven straight against Detroit. Mika Zibanejad had two assists and Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots to help the Rangers improve to 7-1-1 on the road.
Panarin has 17 goals and 27 assists in 26 career games against Detroit.
J.T. Compher scored for the Red Wings, who saw their five-game home winning streak snapped. Cam Talbot made 22 saves.
Red Wings forward Patrick Kane returned to action after a nine-game absence due to an upper body injury.
Laba scored during a scramble in front of the net at 4:52 of the second period to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead.
Panarin extended the lead at 7:29 of the third, beating Talbot on his glove side. Lafreniere got behind Detroit’s defense and scored less than a minute later to give the Rangers a three-goal lead.
WILD 5, ISLANDERS 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Minnesota beat the New York Islanders.
Vinnie Hinostraza, Danila Yurov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota in its third win in four games. Jesper Wallstedt finished with 25 saves.
Emil Heineman and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Islanders and David Rittich had 21 saves as New York lost its second straight and snapped a three-game point streak (2-0-1).
Kaprizov scored on a give-and-go with Mats Zuccarello to push the Wild’s lead to 5-2 at 8:33 of the third period. It was Kaprizov’s ninth goal of the season.
Trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Islanders got on the board at 4:38 of the second as Heineman got a pass from Bo Horvat in the right circle and beat Wallstedt for his sixth.
Faber restored the Wild’s two-goal lead 1:18 later as he got the puck in the high slot after Matt Boldy’s wraparound try and put it past Rittich.
Rossi pushed the lead to 4-1 as he skated in on Rittich and beat him into the top right corner at 9:05.
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