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Rangers edge Islanders in overtime

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The New York Islanders have been red-hot lately, but the New York Rangers can still say that they got the best of them ... at least in their season series.

The Rangers won a tight, tense game on Saturday thanks to Dan Girardi’s 1-0 overtime winner, taking three of the season’s four matchups (the Isles went 1-1-2 against them this season). While the Islanders remain ahead of the Rangers thanks to the “charity point,” the jockeying for positioning is far from over:

7. Islanders: 21-16-5 for 47 points (18 regulation/overtime wins); six games left
8. Rangers: 21-16-4 for 46 points (17 regulation/overtime wins); seven games left

The rest of the way

This marks the final 2013 regular season squabble between the two.

The Rangers have four road and three home games remaining left on their schedule. Things could get awfully rocky for the Isles, on the other hand. After Tuesday’s home finale against the Florida Panthers, the Islanders close out the season with five road games in a row.

One way or another, it seems like the rivalry is coming back to life, although John Tortorella might not agree.