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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Jordan Spieth warmed up on the range, rode the side streets in a van to get to the 10th tee and was ready to go Friday in the PGA Championship when he had to stand around for nearly an hour because of a rain delay.No matter. He still came out firing.And he hit just enough shots, and holed just enough putts, to get back into the mix at a major championship.Spieth made three birdies in his opening four holes, along with a careless three-putt from just off the 12th green, to work his way up the leaderboard at Baltusrol. He wound up with a 67, the first time he had a sub-70 score in a major since the opening round of the Masters this year.He still had plenty of work to do. At 3-under 137, he was three shots behind British Open champion Henrik Stenson after the morning wave, and in danger of falling behind Emiliano Grillo, a close friend dating to their junior golf days.Im striking the ball beautifully, Spieth said. Driver went a little astray, but overall, I feel like Im in a good position to make a run. I just need a couple good rounds.Thats better than his last two majors.After squandering a great opportunity at Augusta, where he had five-shot lead on the back nine, Spieth hasnt had a chance in the other two majors. He was eight shots behind at Oakmont after two rounds, and he was 14 shots behind at Royal Troon going into the weekend.Spieth finished up Thursday with two birdies in his last three holes to scratch out a 70, and he opened strong at Baltusrol on Friday, getting within one shot of the lead with back-to-back birdies on par-5 closing holes.But its not where he needs it to be, especially on the greens, and occasionally off the tee. Spieth hit only two fairways on the back nine, and he was particularly wild on the third hole until a risky play -- a 3-iron under the trees, with just enough pop to clear a creek. He pitched to 6 feet and saved par.He wasnt as fortunate on the seventh, where he took double bogey on the opening round from a wild tee shot into the trees. The ball again started out to the right, and Spieth said to himself, I need a better break than I got yesterday.And that he did.His ball went just beyond a pine onto a cart path, but because of so much rain, it was in a puddle. Spieth brought in PGA rules official Brad Gregory to get relief in a ruling that took nearly 10 minutes and so many drops that Spieth kept cleaning the ball with his glove instead of throwing it to his caddie to wipe off with a towel.He wanted relief from the casual water, not the gravel cart path, because it kept an opening to the hole. Once the spot was determined where Spieth could play the shot he wanted, he had the option to play a different shot, even if his stance was still in casual water.Gregory told him he was satisfied with the drop, so Spieth was good to go.There was discussion on television, and after his round, thats about all anyone wanted to ask him about.It was as complicated as Ive ever really had it. Took about as much time as Ive ever taken on a free drop, Spieth said.Ultimately, it was a good break that he let get away. His shot through a gap in the trees bounced over the green, and he was fooled by the thickness of the grass and left his chip some 20 feet short, missing the par save.He missed a lot of putts, including a 12-foot birdie attempt on the par-3 ninth that caught spun out of the cup. And that remains his biggest concern.I just cant get a putt to go in outside 10 feet, he said. And from 10 to 20 feet, the amount of opportunities Ive had that arent that difficult. 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We had a stretch in the third where obviously we just have to manage the puck a little better.Lundqvist beat Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak for the first time since Jan. 17, 2010, ending Halaks eight-game winning streak in the matchups -- including the last five since joining the Islanders before the 2014-15 season. Lundqvist had also lost six straight overall (0-5-1) against the Islanders.Michael Grabner, Mats Zuccarello, Brandon Pirri and J.T. Miller also scored for the Rangers, who were opening a season at home for the first time since 2007.I think just for the team it was a really good effort, Kreider said. A couple things we struggled with last year that we focused on right from the start, which I think is a great sign. You see us playing fast again. There are 81 games to play, but you want to play well in game one, game two, three, etc.Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck scored 3:17 apart early in the third period to tie it for the Islanders. Brock Nelson also had a goal and Halak finished with 34 saves.Islanders captain John Tavares briefly left the game after getting whacked on his left hand in the opening minute of the third.On the go-ahead goal, Kreider took a pass from rookie Pavel Buchnevich, skated in on Halak, crossed over to the right side and backhanded the puck past Halak at 9:45 of the third period.We are playing a good team and theyve got some good speed, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. Kreider got behind one of our guys on the game-winning goal. Its as simple as that. Its a game of inches.Pirri made it 4-2 with 3:49 left on a power-play goal from the right faceoff dot. Miller added an empty-netter to make it 5-2 with 2:23 remaining before Nelson closed the scoring just more than a minute later.Rangers coach Alain Vigneault liked the way hhis team bounced back after giving up the lead.dddddddddddd.They make it 2-2, we made a couple of mistakes on rush coverage, but I liked the way we responded and came right back and made it 3-2, Vigneault said. Power play went out in a pressure moment and gave us a two-goal lead and that was a big part of getting two points in this game.Trailing 2-0, Leddy got the Islanders on the scoreboard 47 seconds into the third period as he took a pass from Casey Cizikas and fired it in off the left post.Clutterbuck tied it at 4:04 when he deflected a shot by Nikolay Kulemin from the left faceoff circle past Lundqvist.Grabner, who played for the Islanders from 2010-15, started the scoring with 6:19 left in the first period. Pirri got the puck from Jesper Fast and his shot from the inner edge of the left circle was stopped by Halak, but the puck deflected to Grabner on the right side and he put it in.Zuccarello made it 2-0 when his backhander toward the front of the goal deflected off Islanders forward Ryan Stromes skate and through Halaks five-hole with 2:19 left in the second period.Halak denied J.T. Miller on a breakaway during a Rangers power play about 5 1/2 minutes into the second period, moving up out of the crease to challenge the play.The Islanders started slow and had just two shots on goal through the first 9:45, but then had three in a 26-second stretch. Ladd had a tip attempt and follow, and Shane Prince a wrister.Game notesThe Rangers celebrated the start of their 90th season in a pregame ceremony. Former players in attendance included Eddie Giacomin, Rod Gilbert, Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney, Ron Greschner, John Vanbiesbrouck, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch, Mark Messier and 1994 Stanley Cup champion head coach Mike Keenan. ... Lundqvist became the second goalie in franchise history to start 11 consecutive season openers, joining Giacomin (11 from 1965-66 to `75-76). ... The Islanders won all four matchups last season, marking the first time they have swept a season series. The teams meet again Dec. 6 and Feb. 16 in Brooklyn, and March 22 back at MSG.UP NEXTIslanders: visit reigning Presidents Trophy-winning Washington on Saturday night.Rangers: visit St. Louis on Saturday night. ' ' '