The Islanders won the battle in New York on Wednesday at UBS Arena, defeating Rangers 3-0.

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The "Isles" took advantage of the offensive setbacks of the visitors, who lost for the fourth time in a row, they who scored only five goals during this sequence.

Goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin also had a say in this win, he who closed the door 41 times for the Blueshirts to sign his first shutout of the campaign. He particularly stood out in the first period, blocking 17 shots. The goalkeeper notably prevented his opponents from scoring on three occasions on the power play.

At the other end of the ice, Jaroslav Halak tried to hold the fort as best he could, but he finally gave in for the first time in the middle of the second period, when Kyle Palmieri deceived his vigilance. The Islanders striker returned to the charge in the last twenty, scoring his third goal. Josh Bailey was the other scorer for the winners.

Halak eventually saved 26 of the 29 pucks he faced.

The Blues come up against Stuart Skinner

In St. Louis, the Blues went all out offensively against goaltender Stuart Skinner, but Skinner got the last laugh, helping the Edmonton Oilers win 3-1.

Skinner completed the game with 37 saves on 38 shots. He was particularly tested in the second period, facing 20 shots. It was during this engagement that he allowed the only net of the crowd favorites. Ryan O'Reilly then took advantage of one of his three power play advantages during the game to tie the game 1-1.

It was finally Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, in the third period, who broke the tie. Positioned in front of the net, he took advantage of a precise relay from Connor McDavid to deceive Jordan Binnington, who gave up twice on 27 shots. At the same time, Nugent-Hopkins shook the ropes for the 200th time in his National League career.

Jesse Puljujarvi, in the first half, was the only other to beat the Blues goalkeeper. Zach Hyman completed the scoring in an empty net.