Ondrej Palat scored the opening goal and added an assist in his debut with the New York Islanders, who defeated their cross-town rival New York Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday night.

The Capitals are coming off two consecutive wins, with the most recent a comeback overtime victory in a 4-3 OT win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Hednrix Lapierre, Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun (1G, 1A) and Justin Sourdif were the Caps goalscorers on Saturday night. It was their third three-goal comeback since the start of the calendar year.

Matthew Schaefer celebrates the New York Islanders’ 2-1 win at MSG with a dig at the Rangers fans as the team completes a season sweep.

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1.

NEW YORK -- — Anthony Duclair recorded a hat trick for the first time in more than six years, Ilya Sorokin stopped all 44 shots he faced in his return from injury and the New York Islanders handed the New Jersey Devils a second consecutive defeat, routing them 9-0 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK -- Matthew Schaefer moved past a couple of Hall of Fame defensemen in the hunt for separate records, and the New York Islanders completed a four-game regular-season sweep of the New York Rangers, winning 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

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,