J.T. Miller scored his first two NHL goals and then cautioned everyone not to get used to it. The teenage rookie found the net twice in his second career game to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Miller, however, said setting up others is really more of his game. As long as pucks go in, the goal-starved Rangers will gladly take offense from anyone. ''I am more of a playmaker,'' said Miller, who...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 2/7	NYR	NYR 1 - 4	W:
Thu 2/14	NYR	NYI 4 - 3	W:
Thu 3/7	NYI	NYR 2 - 1	W:
Sat 4/13	NYI	NYR 1 - 0	W:

Game Stats

Islanders (4-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Tavares 1 0 4 0 0 M. Moulson 0 1 3 0 2 K. Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 E. Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 B. Boyes 0 0 1 0 0 M. Grabner 0 0 5 -3 0 M. Martin 0 0 3 0 2 C. McDonald 0 0 1 0 0 F. Nielsen 0 0 0 -2 0 K. Okposo 0 0 0 -2 0 M. Reasoner 0 0 2 0 0 D. Ullstrom 0 0 3 0 0		Rangers (5-5-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Miller 2 0 2 2 0 M. Gaborik 1 0 2 1 0 C. Kreider 0 1 0 1 0 B. Richards 0 1 2 0 0 A. Asham 0 0 0 0 0 R. Callahan 0 0 2 1 0 C. Hagelin 0 0 2 0 0 J. Halpern 0 0 0 0 0 R. Nash 0 0 1 0 2 D. Powe 0 0 2 0 2 T. Pyatt 0 0 3 1 0 D. Stepan 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Finley 0 1 0 0 0 T. Hamonic 0 0 1 0 0 T. Hickey 0 0 1 0 0 A. MacDonald 0 0 1 0 0 B. Strait 0 0 1 -2 0 M. Streit 0 0 1 -2 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. McDonagh 1 1 3 0 4 M. Staal 0 2 1 2 0 M. Del Zotto 0 0 1 2 0 S. Eminger 0 0 0 0 0 M. Gilroy 0 0 2 0 0 A. Stralman 0 0 2 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% E. Nabokov(L, 4-4) 24 21 3 .875		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% H. Lundqvist(W, 4-5) 28 27 1 .964

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PLAYER NEWS

Islanders Eric Boulton (NYI - Left Wing) News: Boulton signed a one-year contract with the Islanders, according to the Islanders web site. [+] Impact: Boulton is on the team for one reason, and one reason only, and that is to add some toughness to an otherwise soft lineup. (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Eric Boulton (NYI - Left Wing) News: Boulton re-signed with the New York Islanders on Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract. [+] Impact: The 36-year-old Boulton had 36 penalty minutes in 15 games this season for New York. He has 27 goals, 46 assists and 1,301 penalty minutes in 615 career NHL games with Buffalo, Atlanta, New Jersey and the Islanders. (STATS - Fri. May 17, 2013) Nino Niederreiter (NYI - Right Wing) News: Niederreiter is picking up in the Swiss league where he left off in the AHL, according to the Islanders Point Blank. [+] Impact: Nino had 28 goals and 50 points in 74 games for Bridgeport and also leads his Swiss team with four goals, yet the Islanders never called him up this season. The Isles can say anything they like, but it certainly appears he was punished for his comments about the organization last year. The question now is whether the team will shop him for an upgrade on defense or in goal during the off-season. Jonathan Bernier, anyone? (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013)

Rangers Marc Staal (NYR - Defense) News: Staal (eye) resumed skating during Friday's practice, the New York Daily News reports. [+] Impact: Staal, who had been practicing most everyday since sustaining the eye injury, had recently stopped skating over the last several days but will now return to his normal routine. He was only able to play in one game of the first-round series against the Capitals but his vision issues continue to persist in the game. (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Darroll Powe (NYR - Center) News: Powe (undisclosed) is out for Thursday's Game 1 against the Bruins, NHL.com reports. [+] Impact: Powe is suspected to be dealing with a concussion and has been out since May 6. He remains day-to-day going forward. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - Goaltender) News: Lundqvist will be in the net for Game 1 against the Rangers on Thursday. [+] Impact: To no one's surprise, Lundqvist will handle goaltending duties in Game 1, and probably for every remaining start this season for that matter. Coming off two shutouts to close out the series against the Capitals, he might be the hottest goalie going right now. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013)

Injury Report

Islanders Player Injury Status A. MacDonald Left hand surgery day-to-day

Rangers Player Injury Status R. Clowe Undisclosed injury day-to-day M. Staal Eye day-to-day D. Powe Undisclosed injury day-to-day M. Sauer Post-concussion syndrome IR