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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Stephen Whyno The Associated Press
Alexis Lafrenière scored a hat trick, including two goals into an empty net, helping the New York Rangers defeat their crosstown rivals, the Islanders, 5-2 and extend their winning streak to four games. Mika Zibanejad contributed three assists, while goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 17 saves but ended his personal point streak at two games. The victory came against an Isles team where Semyon Varlamov, making his return after surgery, faced some difficulties, allowing three goals on 22 shots.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Rangers secured a 5-2 victory over their crosstown rivals, the Islanders, on Tuesday night, marking their fourth consecutive win to start the season. This triumph is particularly significant as it ends a two-season winless streak against the Islanders, with their last victory occurring in April 2025. The Rangers' Alexis Lafrenière recorded a hat trick, including two goals into an empty net, while Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Mika Zibanejad contributed three assists. Despite allowing just 17 shots on goal, goaltender Igor Shesterkin's recent point streak came to an end. On the other side, Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov made his first appearance since undergoing knee surgeries in November 2024 but struggled against the Rangers' offense. The win reestablishes the Rangers' dominance in this historic rivalry and highlights their strong defensive structure and balanced scoring across multiple players.
Written for “Rangers Beat Islanders” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Alexis Lafrenière recorded a hat trick, with two goals into an empty net, and had an assist as the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four by defeating the crosstown rival Islanders 5-2 on Tuesday night.
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Rangers → record → night
The Rangers are unbeaten since getting shut out in their opener a week ago at Boston.
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Rangers → shut → Boston
They’re 3-0 at home, a year since losing their first seven games at Madison Square Garden last season.
asserted
They → ’re → Garden
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, and Mika Zibanejad finished with three assists.
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Zibanejad → score → assists
Igor Shesterkin made 17 saves for the victory but had his point streak from an assist Sunday and his goalie goal Thursday end at two.
asserted
streak → make → two
The Rangers didn’t get a shot until 6:40 in, but Bjorkstrand scored on it for his first goal with his new team.
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Bjorkstrand → get → team
He and Lafrenière took advantage of the Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov showing some rust in his first game in 676 days.
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Varlamov → take → days
Varlamov was playing in the NHL for the first time since Nov. 29, 2024, completing his comeback from undergoing double partial knee replacement surgeries.
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Varlamov → play → surgeries
He allowed three goals on 22 shots.
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He → allow → shots
Captain Bo Horvat and young forward Calum Ritchie scored for the Islanders, while reigning rookie-of-the-year defenseman Matthew Schaefer hit the post twice among his 12 shot attempts.
Islanders forward Simon Holmstrom took a puck to the face late in the first period off a clearing attempt by Rangers defenseman Sean Durzi.
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Holmstrom → score → Durzi
Holmstrom returned in the second.
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Holmstrom → return → second
Cole Beaudoin made his NHL debut for the Rangers.
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Beaudoin → make → Rangers
The 20-year-old center, who was part of their return for trading Vincent Trocheck to Utah on July 1, was called up from the minors after Joe Veleno was injured against the Mammoth on Sunday.
asserted
Veleno → trade → Sunday
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