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The Islanders–Rangers rivalry, also known as the Battle of New York, [1] [2] is a local sports rivalry between the New York Islanders and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Both teams play in New York , with the Rangers in the New York City borough of Manhattan , and the Islanders in the Long Island county of Nassau near ...
The Islanders–Rangers rivalry, also unofficially known as the "Battle of New York", is unique among New York City's major league sports, as the Islanders and Rangers are in the same conference and division, guaranteeing plenty of matchups – similar to the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, who between 2015 ...
The Islanders are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, and their fanbase resides primarily on Long Island. The team was founded in 1972 as part of the NHL's maneuvers to keep a team from rival league World Hockey Association (WHA) out of the newly built Nassau ...
The Rangers' new rivals, the New York Islanders, who entered the League in 1972–73 after paying a hefty territorial fee – some $4 million – to the Rangers, were their first-round opponents in the 1975 playoffs. After splitting the first two games, the Islanders defeated the more-established Rangers 11 seconds into overtime of the deciding ...
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins come from the original Atlantic Division; The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals come from the Southeast Division; The Columbus Blue Jackets come from the Central Division
New York Rangers, 4–2 Won in conference finals vs. Quebec Nordiques, 4–0 Won in Stanley Cup Finals vs. Vancouver Canucks, 4–0 [10] † 1982–83 † 1982–83 † Wales ‡ Patrick 2nd 80 42 26 12 — 96 302 226 20 15 5 96 53 Won in division semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 3–1 Won in division finals vs. New York Rangers, 4–2 Won ...
The Capitals–Islanders rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. Both teams compete in the NHL's Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The two teams were fierce rivals mainly during the 1980s and early 1990s, although tensions have flared once more in the late 2010s and ...
6.2.1 Islanders vs. New York Rangers. ... The 1981–82 New York Islanders season was the 10th season in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup.