The Rangers erased a three-goal deficit against the Islanders to storm back and win 6-5 in an outdoor edition of the Battle of New York on Sunday.
The game was held at MetLife Stadium in - ironically - East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Artemi Panarin scored the winner 10 seconds into overtime off a costly turnover by Noah Dobson. The play was reviewed momentarily as the net was knocked off its moorings before the puck crossed the line, but the goal was allowed after it was determined the Islanders dislodged the pipes.
The Rangers trailed 4-1 early in the second period and 5-3 early in the third. Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored less than three minutes apart late in the third to force the extra frame. Both goals came at 6-on-4 with the goalie pulled and the Rangers on the power play.
Igor Shesterkin struggled early between the pipes, allowing three goals before the midway mark of the opening period. But head coach Peter Laviolette stuck by his All-Star netminder, who settled in the rest of the way.
It was the second game at MetLife Stadium - home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets - in as many days after the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the first matchup of the Stadium Series on Saturday.
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