The Rangers came into Saturday hoping to finally win at home, and the Islanders came into Saturday hoping to put forth a 60-minute effort and relegate a messy loss to the Wild on Friday to the past.

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Neither achieved either goal, but the Islanders got much closer.

The visitors left Madison Square Garden happy, having won 5-0 and settled into the game well after a poor first period.

There was also the matter of goalie Ilya Sorokin, who outplayed best friend and Rangers counterpart Igor Shesterkin, keeping his Islanders in the game while under an early barrage and finished with 30 saves

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