New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Live Streaming NHL Online on 7:00 pm EDT Thu March 31, 2011
New York Rangers have won eight of the last 10 meetings at Nassau Coliseum. Ninth-place Carolina won Wednesday to get within three points of the Rangers and Sabres. Marian Gaborik is scoreless in his last three games but has six goals and three assists against the Islanders this season, including a hat trick and the game-winning goal in a 6-5 victory Dec. 2. NY Rangers vs NY Islanders Live NHL Free Streaming. Rangers suffered a 1-0 loss Wednesday at Buffalo, dropping them into a tie with the Sabres for the final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference with five games remaining. They had gone 8-1-1 in their previous 10 games.
New York Islanders, who were eliminated from the postseason race Saturday, dropped their third straight Wednesday with a 3-2 loss at New Jersey. Rick DiPietro made 17 saves for the Islanders, who haven’t qualified for the postseason since 2006-07. They’ve battled through a stretch losing 20 of 21 games Oct. 23-Dec. 13, which led to Jack Capuano taking over as interim coach. Free NHL Rangers vs Islanders Live Webcast. They played without leading goal-scorer Michael Grabner, who sat out because of the impending birth of his child. Grabner, who leads all rookies with 31 goals and is third with 48 points, is unlikely to be with the team Thursday.
