The New York Rangers begin Thanksgiving Week looking up at the rest of the Metropolitan Division after losing their past four games and completing a 0-3-0 road trip with a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Saturday. It’s not that the Rangers were awful ...

The Rangers swept the season series last year with a goal differential of 23-5, but the Islanders matched those five goals in a 5-0 shutout win on November 8. My Rangers vs. Islanders predictions and NHL picks expect a low-scoring game on Long Island. The New York Rangers and New York Islanders have both trended to the Under this season.

The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders after Taylor Raddysh scored two goals in the Rangers' 7-3 win against the Washington Capitals

Despite the solid win Friday, the Rangers lineup features two changes against the Mammoth. Urho Vaakanainen draws in to replace Matthew Robertson on the third defense pair, and Anton Blidh swaps in on the fourth line, with Brett Berard the healthy forward scratch Monday.