New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry

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National Hockey League rivalry sports rivalry

The New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry is a fierce NHL crosstown matchup between the two New York City–area franchises, marked by decades of intense competition, playoff battles, and passionate fanbases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League rivalry ⓘ
sports rivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle for New York ⓘ
Battle of New York ⓘ
beganInSeason 1972–73 NHL season ⓘ
characterizedBy intense fanbases ⓘ
physical style of play ⓘ
playoff series ⓘ
regional bragging rights ⓘ
cityAssociationForIslanders Elmont NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uniondale NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityAssociationForRangers New York City ⓘ
competitionLevel professional ⓘ
conferenceContext Eastern Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
divisionContext Metropolitan Division ⓘ
NHL Eastern Conference ⓘ
fanCulture split New York–area loyalties ⓘ
featuresTeam New York Islanders ⓘ
New York Rangers ⓘ
firstSeasonBothTeamsExisted 1972–73 NHL season ⓘ
geographicContext Long Island ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
New York metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: New York City area
governingBody National Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: NHL
hasLanguageOfCoverage English ⓘ
hasPlayoffMeetings NHL playoffs ⓘ
surface form: Stanley Cup playoffs
historicHomeArenaForIslanders Barclays Center ⓘ
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
homeArenaForIslanders UBS Arena ⓘ
homeArenaForRangers Madison Square Garden ⓘ
league National Hockey League ⓘ
locatedIn New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

New York metropolitan area ⓘ
mediaCoverage New York City sports media ⓘ
notableEra 1990s ⓘ
2010s ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
regionOfBroadcastInterest Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
rivalryType crosstown rivalry ⓘ
intra-division rivalry ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
stateAssociationForTeams New York ⓘ
subregionContext Downstate New York ⓘ
temporalExtent 1970s to present ⓘ

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Metropolitan Division → hasRivalry → New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry ⓘ
NHL Metropolitan Division → rivalryIncludes → New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry ⓘ