NEW YORK (AP) -- Frans Nielsen's short-handed tally capped the Islanders' three-goal second period, Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves in his fourth shutout of the season, and Long Island's team cooled off the New York Rangers with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night.

New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers
Jaroslav Halak of the New York Islanders defends against Carl Hagelin of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Al Bello, Getty Images)
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The Rangers had won five straight and 13 of 14 -- a run punctuated by a three-game California sweep last week -- but the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders finished a seven-game road trip with their third straight win.

Shortly after the Islanders had a goal waved off because of interference in the crease, Anders Lee broke the scoreless deadlock at 8:49 of the second with his 11th goal. Nikolay Kulemin made it 2-0 with 3:39 left, and Nielsen capped the scoring with the Islanders' NHL-leading seventh short-handed goal of the season in the final minute of the period.

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