New York, NY (SportsNetwork. Cheap Pete Maravich Jersey .com) - Jaroslav Halaks 27 saves and a dominant second period kept the Islanders the toast of New York, as the current Metropolitan Division leaders dealt the crosstown rival Rangers a 3-0 defeat at Madison Square Garden. Anders Lee, Nikolay Kulemin and Frans Nielsen all lit the lamp during the middle session to help the Islanders close out a season-high seven-game road trip with five wins and remain ahead of Pittsburgh for the division lead. Certainly its going to make a lot of people on Long Island happy (Wednesday) morning, Islanders captain John Tavares said. Were excited about beating them. Obviously theyve been playing well and the top of our division is real tight, so just a big game. The Rangers entered Tuesdays anticipated showdown with victories in 13 of their previous 14 games, but couldnt maintain the momentum as Halak outplayed Henrik Lundqvist and the Isles finished with a 44-27 advantage in shots. We were the slower team, which we havent been in this last stretch, Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. We know what makes us successful and we just werent doing it tonight. They were definitely making us look pretty slow out there. Lundqvist was replaced by Cam Talbot at the start of the third period after stopping 29-of-32 chances. The Rangers star netminder was able to withstand an early barrage during the early stages of a second period in which the Islanders controlled from the opening whistle, but Lee finally broke the scoreless deadlock by backhanding through a rebound of Calvin de Haans long drive 8:49 into the stanza. The Islanders then struck twice more in the final 3 1/2 minutes of the frame, with Kulemin extending the lead to 2-0 by ripping a puck that fell to his feet over Lundqvists shoulder while stationed in the slot. An Islanders penalty late in the period provided the Rangers an opportunity to close the gap. However, Nielsen blocked a pass in his own end on the man advantage, then raced up the right side and fired a wrister under Lundqvists arm for a short-handed tally 40.9 seconds prior to the intermission. We went out in the second and you could see us just getting our game going and starting to wear them down, making them have to defend, said Tavares. Eventually we got rewarded. Talbot made 12 saves in the third period, where Halak faced just six shots to polish off his sixth shutout of the season. Both teams had a few close calls before Lee ended the stalemate. The Islanders had a Matt Martin goal waved off 4:19 into the second period when teammate Casey Cizikas made contact with Lundqvist. The Rangers hit the post three times, including back-to-back attempts from Rick Nash and Derick Brassard just seconds apart, in the first. Game Notes Nielsens goal was the Islanders league-leading seventh in short-handed situations ... The Islanders have prevailed in five of their last six visits to MSG, including a 6-3 triumph on Oct. 14 behind Halaks 40 saves. Lundqvist stopped just 21-of-27 pucks in that matchup ... Rangers forward Martin St. Louis skated in his 1,100th career NHL game, while teammate Marc Staal played in No. 500 ... Islanders forward Mikhail Grabovski missed a second straight game due to a lower-body injury. Cheap Vince Carter Jersey . -- Jose Bautista never worries about hitting homers during the regular season. Cheap Dominique Wilkins Jersey . CNN and Gazzetta dello Sport reporter Tancredi Palmeri broke the news via Twitter Tuesday afternoon. Italian Football Association President Giancarlo Abete has also resigned, according to Palmeri. http://www.cheaphawksjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-kevin-huerter-jersey . -- Ricky Romeros comeback bid hit another road bump Tuesday in an ugly 18-4 Jays loss to a Detroit Tigers split squad.Carson, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - It all comes down to one final game. The New England Revolution and Los Angeles Galaxy will clash in the MLS Cup final on Sunday at StubHub Center. The Galaxy are one the premier franchises in the league and will be aiming to become the first team in league history to win five MLS Cup titles, while New England will be shooting for its first title after losing in three straight MLS Cup finals from 2005-2007. The Galaxy reached their third MLS Cup final in the past four seasons after advancing past rivals Seattle Sounders FC via the newly-instituted away goals rule in the Western Conference Championship. Bruce Arenas team earned a 1-0 first-leg win against Seattle on Nov. 23 courtesy of a lone strike from Marcelo Sarvas, who did well to corral a pass from defender A.J. DeLaGarza at the top of the penalty area and have a strike on target. The ball took a deflection off Seattles Chad Marshall and wound up past Stefan Frei in the back of the net to give the hosts the lead. In the second leg of the tie, the Galaxy struggled in the first half as goals from Brad Evans and Clint Dempsey gave the Sounders a 2-1 aggregate lead. Despite suddenly being down, the Galaxy were still in the game, needing just an away goal to take control of the series. That road goal came in the 54th minute as Juninho made the most of his look at goal from 20 yards as he pounced on a loose ball and lashed a first-time shot off the left post and into the net. Galaxy star Landon Donovan announced his retirement from the game during the summer and he has a chance to end his career on top with another MLS Cup win, while fellow star forward Robbie Keane, the reigning 2014 MLS MVP, will be looking for his third Cup title since joining the Galaxy in 2011. Keane, 34, scored an impressive 19 goals and added 14 assists to win the individual honor, but would much rather claim a championship. To be in the running the last few years, it just goes to show how consistent I have been, you know?, said Keane. To win it, its actually great to be recognized by your fellow professionals and the media. Im delighted with the award, but Id certainly trade it in for a championship on Sunday. The Galaxy will go into Sundays finale riding an undeniable sense of togetherness forged by a baby boom and an unfortunate tragedy. Ive played on some pretty good teams with great locker rooms. This is one of the best, if not the best, said right back Dan Gargan. Weve gone through a lot together. Obviously, weve had some pretty substantive success here, and theres also been a lot of things off the field that has brought us together as well. Eleven Galaxy players have had children or are expecting, which has made for a positive locker room environment. I dont know what the actual number is, but between the staff and the players, I think theres 24 kids under the age of five. Which is a lot of kids, said Gargan. Apparently, the family suite is basically a daycare during games. The team was also brought together following a terrible tragedy when defender A. Cheap Hawks Jerseys. . DeLaGarzas son was born with a congenital heart defect and lived for just one week. What I went through, I think we bonded together, DeLaGarza said. Everyone supported me. I think it made us into a family, and that was fairly early in the season when we all found out [in May that Luca had a heart condition], so they were all invested in this as much as I was. We all went through it, the pain, and the support has been tremendous. The team would also love to send Donovan off into the sunset with another MLS Cup title. New England advanced to its fifth MLS Cup appearance after outlasting the New York Red Bulls, 4-3, on aggregate in the Eastern Conference championship. Among their four MLS Cup final defeats are setbacks against the Galaxy in 2002 and 2005. The Revs claimed a 2-1 first leg win at Red Bull Area, but New York battled back to make it 3-3 on aggregate through goals from Tim Cahill and Peguy Luyindula. But Charlie Davies came to New Englands rescue in the 70th minute as the decisive goal came to cap a spell of relentless offensive pressure from New England as Chris Tierney got free on the left wing and served a great ball into the box where Davies was there to nod it home and give the hosts a 4-3 aggregate lead. New England is poised to spoil Donovans potential fairytale ending. All these other storylines around the game, were not really focused on, said Tierney. Personally, I have full respect for Landon, what an amazing career hes had and done so much for this league. Thats all stuff that we can talk about after the game. Were focusing on what we have to do and preparing ourselves to play the best game we can possibly play here in the finals. I have respect for these guys, said New England Designated Player Jermaine Jones. Donovan, he does a lot for US soccer and MLS. He wins already a lot of cups, he got four or five. Me and my team, we want one, and we will do everything to get it. For New England defender Kevin Alston, playing in Sundays final is a happy challenge. Alston, 26, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in April of 2013. It forced him to miss three months of last season, but he continues to handle the situation with class and bravery. Im still doing checkups, Im still taking medication, said Alston of his continued treatment of the leukemia. Im not technically in remission, but things are, for the most part, stable now. Im just trying to take it one day at a time. Its awesome, Alston said of playing for a title. Its my sixth season. This is the ultimate goal. Its special alone, but being able to have the opportunity to participate in MLS Cup is even more special considering everything that happened last year. 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