The Washington Capitals host the New York Islanders after the Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime

Carson Soucy scored against the team that traded him 72 hours earlier, Matthew Schaefer got the 14th goal of his stellar rookie year and the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.

New York Islanders GM Mathieu Darche made two notable trades this week, adding Carson Soucy and Ondrej Palat from rivals. As Darche rewards his team's strong start to the season, what else can we expect from the Isles?

Within an hour after being drafted by the Islanders, Matthew Schaefer declared in an interview with former “Entourage” star Kevin Connolly, “We’re going to beat the Rangers every time we play them.” Schaefer’s four-leg parlay cashed Thursday night,

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NEW YORK — There are still Artemi Panarin jerseys in the Madison Square Garden team store. Fans at Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders still had No. 10 on their backs. Panarin still had a nameplate over a stall in the dressing room. He just wasn’t on the ice.

For the first time in nearly eight years, the Rangers lost every game to the Islanders in a single campaign. The regular-season series sweep is one thing, but the nature of each Rangers defeat signaled a turning point in the long-standing rivalry.