Quick: Whoʼs The Starting Goalie?

New York, NY. After four ticks of the clock, the New York Islanders were already looking behind. Following Claude Girouxʼs tenth marker of the season from Cale Makarʼs 13th assist just four seconds in, the New York Rangers confronted their archrivals with problems in all kinds of situations. Powered by backup goalie Jonathan Quickʼs third win in a row in as many starts, the Blueshirts scored two shorthanded goals, a powerplay tally and a whole bunch of even-strength markers to defeat the Islanders, who failed to convert on all of their ten powerplay chances, at Madison Square Garden, 7-1.

Former Ranger Eric Staal ended Quickʼs shutout bid with 1:16 minute to go. Patrick Kane scored twice, and Cale Makar had three assists – all of them in the first period. Quick made 30 saves. Meanwhile, J.T. Miller is set to return from injury in the upcoming game versus the Arizona Coyotes while Chris Kreider remains sidelined for another week. With their victory against the Isles, the Blueshirts moved into a volatile second place in the Metropolitan Division with just one point separating teams from each other all the way down to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.