Monthly Archives: February 2015
Rangers aim to start road trip strong against Toronto; Kreider and Zuccarello looking to stay hot
Bobby Bevilacqua
Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard, part of arguably the Rangers best line over the past few games, will look to help the Rangers take down the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Tuesday Night. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
The Rangers (30-16-5) will look to end their brief two game winless skid when they travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs (23-27-4) at the Air Canada Centre in the third and final meeting between the two teams this season.
With an overtime loss on Sunday, the Rangers are 3-3-1 since the All Star Break.
The Rangers have dropped the first two games against the Maple Leafs this season, including a 6-3 shellacking in the home opener, and a 5-4 loss in Toronto on November 8th. In the first meeting, the Rangers saw Toronto score five goals in the second period, with Lee Stempniak, Rick Nash, and Derick Brassard all scoring in the losing effort. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers fall in overtime to the Stars; Kreider scores late equalizer
Bobby Bevilacqua
Cam Talbot made 23 saves, but the Rangers could not come away with a win, dropping their second straight game, but this one came in overtime. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
Despite a sloppy game, the Rangers (30-16-5) managed to pick up a crucial point against the Dallas Stars (24-21-8) at Madison Square Garden, losing early in overtime by a final score of 3-2.
It looked like the Stars were going to win in regulation, but Chris Kreider scored a clutch goal to send the Rangers to overtime.
It was a relatively sloppy game, with the Rangers struggling to carry the puck through the neutral zone and to clear their own zone. They also seemed to have trouble keeping the puck in at the blue line, often losing possession that way. Basically, the fact that they were playing the second game of a back-to-back showed, for both teams. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers finish off back-to-back against the Stars; Talbot likely to start
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers and Stars will face off for the final time this season, with the Rangers looking to get some revenge on home ice. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
After dropping a game against a strong Nashville team, the Rangers (30-16-4) will take on the Dallas Stars (23-21-8) at Madison Square Garden, the second matchup between these two teams this season.
The Rangers eight game win streak was snapped in Dallas on December 29th, with the Stars coming away with a 3-2 victory. Kevin Hayes and JT Miller scored the Rangers goals, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced in a loss. Kari Lehtonen made 28 saves, including all 21 shots he faced in the last two periods. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers drop tough game in Nashville; Nash scores league leading 33rd goal
Bobby Bevilacqua
Rick Nash opened the scoring for the Rangers again tonight, finding the back of the net for the 33rd time this season. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers (30-16-4) played one of their best games in a loss today, falling to the Nashville Predators (34-12-6), improving their record at Bridgestone Arena to 21-3-1 this season, which is the best home record in the league.
The Rangers controlled play for most of the final two periods, but the Predators scored two goals in the final 1:21 of the second period, continuing to get contributions from their top defenseman in Shea Weber and Roman Josi. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers take on tough Nashville team; Talbot taking over as Rangers starter
Bobby Bevilacqua
Cam Talbot will get his chance to shoulder the number one goalie role for the Rangers for the time being, with his second consecutive start coming against a very strong Predators team. Photo courtesy of the New York Rangers.
After finding out that Henrik Lundqvist will be sidelined for three weeks, the Rangers (30-15-4) will take on a tough Nashville Predators (33-12-6) team at Bridgestone Arena. Cam Talbot will step in as the Rangers starter for the time being, and will start back-to-back games for the first time this season.
This is the first of two matchups between these two teams, with the second and final game coming at Madison Square Garden on March 2nd. Read the rest of this entry
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