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New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin stands on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Hudson Fasching, left, skates with the puck against New York Rangers’ Braden Schneider, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Bo Horvat skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Brock Nelson skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
From left to right, New York Rangers’ Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith and Will Cuylle celebrate after Trocheck scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Casey Cizikas (53) reacts after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin stands on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin stands on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Hudson Fasching, left, skates with the puck against New York Rangers’ Braden Schneider, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Hudson Fasching, left, skates with the puck against New York Rangers’ Braden Schneider, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Bo Horvat skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Bo Horvat skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Brock Nelson skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Brock Nelson skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
From left to right, New York Rangers’ Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith and Will Cuylle celebrate after Trocheck scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
From left to right, New York Rangers’ Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith and Will Cuylle celebrate after Trocheck scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Casey Cizikas (53) reacts after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Islanders’ Casey Cizikas (53) reacts after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves, and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday.
Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Edstrom also scored for the Rangers, who won again on home ice after Friday’s 2-1 victory over Ottawa.
Kreider scored shorthanded — his seventh goal of the season 3:44 into the contest — with an assist to Zibanejad with Rangers captain Jacob Trouba in the penalty box.
Trocheck made it 2-0 at 1:21 of the second after Reilly Smith stripped the puck from Islanders defenseman Samuel Bolduc and passed to Trocheck in the slot.
The Islanders cut the deficit to one when Casey Cizikas tapped a loose puck past Shesterkin at 4:38 of the second.
Panarin restored the two-goal lead at 11:04 of the middle period on the power play.
Islanders center Brock Nelson scored off a scramble in front at 19:52 of the second to make it 3-2.
Edstrom scored his first goal at 5:18 of the third, followed by Panarin’s second of the game and team-leading ninth goal into an empty net at 16:37.
Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves for the Islanders.
The Islanders, who fell to 4-6-2, have been shut out four times, scored one goal once and scored twice in Sunday’s loss. They have scored three or more goals in six games.
The Rangers improved to 4-1-1 at home. They are 4-1-0 on the road.
Shesterkin, who improved to 6-2-1 this season, denied Islanders forward Bo Horvat on a breakaway early in the second period and stopped Horvat again 3:50 into the third.
Kreider’s first-period goal was the 311th of his career, third-most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert (406) and Jean Ratelle (336).
Panarin has points in 10 of New York’s 11 games and leads the Rangers with 18 points.
Islanders: host Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Rangers: host Buffalo on Thursday.
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