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Nashville Predators 26-15-4
New York Rangers 28-11-4
Halischuk scored the game-winning goal on Monday afternoon
The Nashville Predators defeated the New York Islanders on Monday afternoon by a 3-1 score but have little time to enjoy the fact that it was their fifth win in a row as the team faces off against the Eastern Conference leading New York Rangers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Sergei Kostitsyn scored just 2:17 into the first period. Matt Halischuk and David Legwand added other tallies before the 12 minute mark of the game. The Predators would need no more offense. John Tavares broke a potential shutout with only 3:58 left in the third period scored to make it 3-1 Predators.
Kostitsyn and Halischuk’s goals came on the Predators first two shots of the game against Islanders rookie netminder Kevin Poulin.
It was the third consecutive game that Kostitsyn registered a goal in, giving him 6 goals and 2 assists in his last seven contests. Since the star...
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January 16, 2012
